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Traditional loyalty programs provide customers with tangible benefits, such as a free item with purchase or a reward for return visits. But these are limited in reach, argues James Roedding, vice president of product and data Rewards Network.

Getting the right product at the right time to the right member has become the mantra.

Karen Duffy, the veteran leader of the Massachusetts-based CU, will retire on Aug. 31.

Low unemployment and the promise of millions of new jobs have some in the industry seeing a chance to increase membership and lending in the Lone Star State.

From new marketing initiatives to donations to help future civic leaders in their careers, here's another look at how credit unions are giving back.

One credit union marketing expert offered tips on how to break down silos to create "smarketing."

Institutions that fail to embrace AI, machine learning and data analytics could quickly find themselves losing ground to competitors.

Alongside identity-document scanning and other ID verification, the two companies are offering real-time checks of lists of suspicious persons. The goal: keep money launderers out of the banking system.

Members of Credit Union South, which has lost money during the past five years, voted to approve the merger.

Susan Ehrlich, the fintech lender's new chief, discusses what she learned working at Amazon and Simple and how her firm is approaching consumer loans differently.

Alan Bergstrom previously served as chief marketing officer for a Wisconsin credit union before taking over at Exclamation Services.

Financial institutions will likely continue to exercise caution in the wake of Facebook's announcement that it’s restricting the way providers of housing, employment and credit advertise on its site.

Rising waters in the Cornhusker State have already caused in excess of $1 billion in damages.

Banks will likely continue to exercise caution in the wake of Facebook's announcement that it’s restricting the way providers of housing, employment and credit advertise on its site.

CU Sol, LLC is the result of a collaboration between credit unions in Albuquerque and Guam.

Wells Fargo said Chief Executive Tim Sloan has the full support of its board following a report that directors had reached out to Goldman Sachs' former chief financial officer for his job.

Credit union clients of CMS will be able to make securities transactions without commissions.

Paul, one of American Banker's Community Bankers of the Year in 2012, made Eagle a formidable Washington-area institution.

Credit unions clinging to an outdated name that no longer reflects the institution's current field of membership could be doing themselves more harm than good, experts say. But it's a fine line between honoring the past and preparing for tomorrow.

Big banks’ edge lies in their sizable presence in faster-growing cities, not any unfair structural or regulatory advantages, according to a new report by the Bank Policy Institute, which represents large financial services companies. Community banks beg to differ.