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The California bank, grappling with credit-quality issues, did not say when – or if – a successor will be named

The Rural Housing Service is expanding its manufactured housing loan guarantee program to include more refinancings of used or existing manufactured homes.

Online lenders could be opening doors for female entrepreneurs; the San Francisco Fed's Mary Daly talks about closing the gender gap in the research department; Barclays' UK diversity chief shares mentor-mentee relationship tips; Centric's Patti Husic creates a millennial advisory board. Carver Bancorp's former CEO is joining Citi's board and we take a look at Mary Jo White's possible successor. Plus, a look back at the year for Mary Mack, Carrie Tolstedt, Kathie Andrade and Nandita Bakhshi.

After a banner year for car sales nationwide, what should CUs expect in 2017? Credit Union Journal asked analysts and lenders for their forecast.

The Community Home Lenders Association is urging the incoming Trump administration to help recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by stopping, at least temporarily, the quarterly profit sweeps that go into the U.S. Treasury.

A key quarterly real estate report finds confidence around mortgage lending on the decline, but credit unions' mortgage business continues to surge, with originations up by 22% year-over-year during Q3.

The data shows an increase in delinquency rates for consumers with poor credit, but the bulk of the subprime loans that are performing poorly right now aren't coming from credit unions.

Two credit unions in Georgia have partnered with Carvana, an online auto retailer.

The Florida-based CUSO is cautioning CUs about the potential that recent interest rate hikes could have on credit card margins and profitability.

Even as some expect the debate over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule aimed at curbing predatory payday lending to heat up, one possible credit union-based solution is picking up steam.

Many consumers without traditional credit scores have nearly identical risk profiles to those who can be assessed the conventional way, representing an untapped market, according to a report by VantageScore.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will create a "duty to serve" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help low- and moderate- income consumers, including encouraging a secondary market for manufactured housing loans.

From the rising influence of millennials to shifting trends in home prices and housing inventory, here's a look at the top housing market trends for 2017.

Merchant cash advances have been controversial because of high premiums. But they can be lucrative for cash advance companies as well as ISOs.

Auto-financing group predicts continued strong lending trends for credit unions throughout 2017.

Ben Carson accepted Donald Trump's offer to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a statement from the president-elect's transition office Monday.

The mortgage interest deduction will be limited in reforms designed to provide tax cuts for middle-class borrowers, but not those with higher incomes, according to Treasury Secretary-designate Steve Mnuchin.

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin's plan to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control could mean increased competition for lenders' loans. But it could also prompt a rise in mortgage rates.

The decisions by some of the major national and regional banks to keep subprime auto lending in check look wise after new delinquency data from the New York Fed, and may lend credence to the belief that credit unions can boost their auto lending business as the banks step back.

While one economist recently reminded credit unions that household incomes have finally returned to pre-recession levels, another has just released data that shows credit union business lending – a creator of U.S. jobs – is still down significantly from eight years ago.