A selection of images capturing all the good things credit unions are doing in their neighborhoods. Stay tuned for Part II on Friday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The individual at the center of a fake Internet-based credit union and that cost investors millions pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court here.

CUNA and the state leagues have launched a new website to mark U.S. credit unions' march toward 100 million members.

WASHINGTON — Mountain America Credit Union agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations it discriminated against prospective mortgage applicants on maternity leave, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Members Credit Union here and Bay Winds FCU plan to merge.

The payment capabilities in the new Fire Phone are just the latest in a series of products that only Amazon could pull off. The e-commerce giant's offerings range from basic services to its own digital currency. (Image: Bloomberg News)

SAN MATEO, Calif. — While some credit unions have rolled out employee biometric authentication systems for employees, the big question remains: When will a CU adopt fingerprint scanning as a member-facing technology?

BALTIMORE — Bert Hash Jr., longtime president and CEO of MECU of Baltimore Inc., retired after 17 years at the helm of the now $1.2 billion credit union.

Navy Federal Credit Union has implemented a money management mobile app from Cachet Financial Solutions to upgrade its prepaid card program for students.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Credit unions should partner with members to battle all the mobile banking attacks that will likely strike the United States following the first major mobile security threat to hit the nation earlier this month.

NASHVILLE — The merger between Kentucky Corporate FCU and Volunteer Corporate CU moved a step closer to completion with NCUA approving the deal earlier this month in a closed meeting.

Nearly 40% of credit unions who received a Document of Resolution (DOR) during their last exam felt it was unjustified, and nearly 15% of CUs said their examiners appeared less competent than in the past.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tinker FCU member was rescued from kidnappers Saturday by an off-duty police officer who was working security at the credit union.

WASHINGTON — NCUA's risk-based capital proposal is drawing more fire from Washington, this time from the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—After leading Ent FCU for 18 years, CEO Charles Emmer will retire from the credit union in October.

NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz spoke with Credit Union Journal about what the Federal Credit Union Act has meant to the community, how CUs have evolved since then and what lies ahead.

WASHINGTON—The U.S Senate approved the nomination of J. Mark McWatters Thursday to a seat on the NCUA Board of Directors by voice vote.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The NCUA Board unanimously approved a proposed rule that would broaden the ability of qualifying federal credit unions to securitize loans they originated.

Snippets of insight shared by some of the most interesting speakers at recent CU events.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray was raked over the coals by House Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over a variety of issues, including its data collection efforts and allegations of employee discrimination.