CHICAGO-It's "painful" to capture data on credit, ALM, operations and liquidity each quarter-then scrutinize them amidst 200 economic factors in six economic scenarios, three years into the future.

LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich.-A miniature poodle guards his credit union debit card in an ad on the homepage at Michigan First CU here. The graphic links to a YouTube video showing the lovable poodle begging for the Michigan First card-even though a competing bank card comes with a "flashy" side of bacon.

ATLANTA-New research from SYNERGISTICS Research Corp. has found that more than eight-in-10 Internet households also use mobile phones or devices.

SAINT PAUL, Minn.-City & County CU came late to the paperless revolution but seems to have quickly made up for lost time, using 40% less paper over the past year.

SAN ANTONIO-It's critical that credit unions understand that rapid "consumerization" of technology is changing how credit unions conduct business, along with how members interact with their credit unions, according to one person.

OLYMPIA, Wash.-TwinStar CU here holds employees responsible for their loan sales and service. But that can be a problem if you can't get accurate, comprehensive data about each employee's performance.

Credit unions want tools that make it easy to give members a consistent experience across every delivery channel-just one trend identified from the 25 CUs making wishes in Credit Union Journal's 10th Annual Technology Wish List.

FITCHBURG, Mass.-Workers' CU here is the first credit union to allow members to instantly open accounts from a mobile device, part of a "revolutionary but natural" step that follows years of online account opening.

Federal legislators introduced a bipartisan bill last week in the House that would punish U.S. corporations for offshoring their call centers, making such companies ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the federal government.

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing approximately 75,000 refund checks to individuals who were deceived by an online marketing operation that sold work-at-home opportunities.

BURLINGTON, Mass. – Eastern Corporate FCU and its CUSO, Vertifi Software, reported two large credit unions have chosen its DeposZip Mobile remote deposit capture solution.

Fraud has not yet become common through mobile-banking channels, but experts warn that cyber criminals likely have mobile banking and mobile payments on their radar.

Google Inc. could score much-needed points in the mobile-payments market if rumors prove true and the company succeeds in launching its Google Wallet application in London in time for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, one mobile-marketing expert believes.

Phishing is old news, which is part of why it is so dangerous today.

More than 300,000 consumers who were victims of a "scareware" scam will start receiving refunds this week resulting from Federal Trade Commission settlements with Innovative Marketing and other parties involved in the scheme.

Young, tech-savvy adults may be the quickest to embrace new technology, but don’t bet on them trusting social media sites or funky startups with their cash. Banks win out easily, at least for now.

More consumers are using smartphones to pay monthly bills, and cards are their preferred method of payment, according to new research from Fiserv Inc.

A wristwatch in the United Kingdom can do a lot more for its owner than provide an accurate time, if it happens to be a new watch2pay model that can complete contactless payments.

U.S. consumer borrowing rose in October to the highest mark in two years, led by gains in non-revolving debt such as auto and student loans.

PROVO, Utah – MoneyDesktop, provider of a personalized financial management platform, said three CUs have selected its MoneyDesktop to provide PFM within online banking.