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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Stories have always been a powerful teaching tool, and if a credit union can pair that with a robust social media strategy, the result can be like spinning straw into gold.

With its cooperative history, the credit union industry needs to coordinate efforts to win key legislative and regulatory battles ahead.

As video consumption on smart devices continues to surge, marketers can’t afford to be afraid of this powerful tool.

By a vote of more than 90%, the trade association's members supported a bylaws change that did away with obligating CUs to belong to both the national group and their respective leagues.

Charles Gifford is stepping down from Bank of America's board after serving as a director for more than a decade.

Granite Bank in Colebrook, N.H., has named a Minnesota community banker as its new chief executive.

Banks change top executives all the time, but it's rare that one leaves for another venture and simultaneously gets recruited to the board of the bank he or she is leaving.

C&F Financial in West Point, Va., has named Jason Long chief financial officer of the company and its Citizens and Farmers Bank subsidiary.

Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union announced that it has received approval to merge with Panhandle Co-Op Federal Credit Union.

Wings Financial Credit Union has scored a deal with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to take over the airport's U.S. Bank branch.

Wells Fargo left Chief Executive John Stumpf’s compensation for 2015 unchanged at $19.3 million.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has given its chief executive Bob Jones the added title of chairman.

The activist investor seeking to remove Steve Streit as chief executive of Green Dot will nominate three payments and financial services industry executives to the prepaid card company's board.

Republicans currently hold a 54 — 46 advantage over Democrats in the Senate, making the GOP grip on the Senate precarious at best. With the election a little less than eight months away, Republicans also have more vulnerable seats up for reelection, leaving many analysts speculating the Democrats will retake the chamber. Here are the races credit unions need to watch.

NCUA has sliced and diced the 2015 results to show in which states credit unions are thriving…and not.

Trico Community Federal Credit Union in Helena, Mt., plans to change its name and charter.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati will operate without a board chairman or vice chairman after three directors announced their plans to retire.

Growth and geographic expansion have led Western Federal Credit Union to the decision to rebrand.

Educational Credit Union and Quest Credit Union on Wednesday said they combine in a "merger of equals" under the new name Azura Credit Union.

In addition to finding potential future executives, Tinker FCU’s internship program is also giving the CU the chance to reach more of its members and potential members on the Metro Tech campus.