DENVER — NCUA on Tuesday received good news from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which upheld its original opinion that the regulator's suit against several banks regarding mortgage-backed securities can proceed.

The Credit Union CEO Confidence Index, released by Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union, saw its third consecutive quarterly increase in the second quarter, hitting 32.94, compared with 30.32 in the first quarter.

The hot-button topic of what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should charge for loan guarantees is emerging as a key issue in reviving a private-label securitization market.

WASHINGTON — The average big bank checking account has 30 fees associated with it and lacks transparency, according to a new study from WalletHub.

WASHINGTON — A group of retail trade associations and large retailers wants the Supreme Court to review the Federal Reserve Board's cap on debit card swipe fees that merchants say is higher than the fee limit envisioned in the Dodd-Frank Act.

FERGUSON, Mo. — Although Alliance Credit Union's luck continues to hold out amid the riots with an office located at the center of the civil unrest here that is undamaged, local residents are far less fortunate.

Square, which has been scrambling to add fee-based services to pad the revenue it gets from mobile payments, faces a formidable new challenge in Amazon.com's launch of a rival mobile card reader.

WASHINGTON — CUNA paid former President and CEO Bill Cheney more than $1.3 million in total compensation in 2013, according to IRS form 990 released by the trade association.

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LIVONIA, Mich. — One of the most successful league initiatives in the country, Invest in America, is steering its way along a new course.

FREDERICK, Md. — Although software as a service is a common phrase due to wide market adoption rates, technology as a service is another idiom that is catching on for similar reasons.

TAMPA, Fla. — Grow Financial Federal Credit Union wanted a technology tool that captures results and interest so it invested in teller capture solutions.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — When credit union members need answers to questions these days, they want them easily and fast.

AS VEGAS — Credit union boards must always have an eye on succession plans for both themselves and for upper management.

Rohit Chopra should be more careful about what he blogs about.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — For many credit unions, selecting a new core provider is a cumbersome, tedious process that takes months and sometimes more than a year.

MADISON, Wis. — CUNA Mutual Group is expanding its credit union member-facing insurance options through an alliance with private health insurance marketplace GoHealthInsurance, which will allow CUs to market health insurance directly to members.

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The day to take photos for CU Journal's new "Day in the Life of Credit Unions" may have passed (it was Wednesday, Aug. 13), but there's still plenty of time to submit your credit unions' photos for consideration.

There's been a lot of press about CUNA's recent announcement that its numbers indicate America's credit unions have now exceeded the long-anticipated 100 million member threshold.