ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Idaho, Iowa and Virginia continue to lead the way in state-level gains, according to NCUA.

LOS ANGELES — If you live in a big U.S. city, you probably whiz through an intersection like this one all the time.

WASHINGTON — As NCUA sifts through more than 2,000 comment letters on the risk-based capital proposal, CUNA and NAFCU hope the agency pays close attention to a letter the regulator received Wednesday from leaders of the Senate Banking Committee.

ARLINGTON, Va. — There is more turnover at the top at NASCUS after chairman John Kolhoff resigned earlier this week due to increasing duties in his role as a Michigan regulator.

MORA, Minn. — After leading Greater Minnesota Credit Union for 27 years, CEO Steve Ahlness will retire July 1.

WASHINGTON — Lenders across the nation reported increased demand from consumers and businesses, continuing a prevailing trend from earlier this year, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.

LAWTON, Okla. — An armed robber discharged his weapon inside a Southwest Oklahoma FCU office here Monday, and that ended up costing the crook some money.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The $151 million Community Financial CU here and the $66 million Boulder Municipal Employees FCU plan to merge this fall.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Credit unions' mortgage originations fell by almost 60% in the first quarter of the year, according to call report data released Tuesday by the National Credit Union Administration.

OLYMPIA, Wash. and EUGENE, Ore. — A pair of small Pacific Northwest credit unions bid farewell Tuesday, with the two different merger announcements going out just four minutes apart.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee approved a bill Tuesday to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for seven years.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — VARO No. 319 FCU is set to merge with Carolina Collegiate FCU, following a vote by VARO's members, the two credit unions announced Tuesday.

Amy Nelson is the new president and CEO of $91 million Point West Credit Union after three-and-a-half years as co-CEO.

Merchants seeking a court ruling that would cause the Federal Reserve Board to re-establish debit cap fees at a lower rate want more time to consider bringing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

RENTON, Wash. — A woman who allegedly robbed an Alaska FCU office here last Thursday showed up at the same location the following day and was arrested by police.

Apple has never built an iPhone capable of making Near Field Communication payments, but we know it has been studying the technology closely for years. With its Worldwide Developers Conference taking place this week, Apple may finally be ready to reveal what it's been working on.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After two slow months, NCUA issued nine prohibition orders in May, banning the following individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

While the second half of 2014 may be foremost in many CU executives' minds right now, some observers say that it's what lies beyond 2014 that may be most important to focus on.

Don't have a crystal ball in your CU? Don't worry. Here are five predictions from industry experts to ponder about the second half of the year.