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When Zelle® announced they had processed over $75 billion in person-to-person (P2P) transactions in 2017, many were caught by surprise that banks were doing that much volume in P2P transactions.…

Visa set the path for the U.S. payments industry to begin the shift to EMV® (which stands for Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chip cards in 2011. One of the leading…

Trust is a critical component of any relationship, but it's especially important to achieve if one wants to be an effective leader. Those who are able to build trust with…

Many credit unions are struggling to retain members and capture the wave of increased credit union membership the industry is experiencing despite paying out a record level of membership dividends,…

CUNA witness Rachel Pross, chief risk officer at Salem, Ore.-based Map CU, answered multiple questions from members of the House Financial Services subcommittee on consumer protection and financial institutionsWednesday. Several…

Consumer prices saw no change in January as inflationary pressures continued to recede. NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long said that a lack of price growth…

While credit unions understand the importance of big data, many don't know how to take advantage of the opportunities it offers, says Kirk Kordeleski, chief strategy officer at Best Innovation…

House sponsors of a plan to ease the way for marijuana-related companies to obtain financial services said Wednesday they are confident that, for the first time, the House will pass…

Earlier this month I had dinner at a local Mexican food restaurant. My experiences there have always been generally favorable and the small town atmosphere really adds to the appeal.…

At a time when most charter changes among credit unions are moving from federal to state oversight, Firefighters First Federal Credit Union, Los Angeles, moved in the opposite direction to…

The big guns are blasting, consumers are switching to p2p, mega banks are cashing in and where exactly does that leave you? Several reports now are out on p2p and…

The first cryptocurrency created by a major U.S. bank is here — and it's from J.P. Morgan Chase. The lender moves more than $6 trillion around the world every day…

New members find their way to a credit union via multiple channels: word-of-mouth, indirect loans, a convincing piece of marketing. The breadth of channels is wide; the depth of relationship…

Allowing legal, cannabis-based businesses to receive mainstream financial services comes with challenges, but also community benefits, CUNA witness Rachel Pross told a House subcommittee Wednesday. Pross, chief risk officer at…

To help credit unions understand the compliance risks associated with serving marijuana-related businesses (MRBs), NAFCU has released a new resource featuring some pros and cons on the issue. NAFCU's new…

A lot has changed over the past 30 years—we can jump on Amazon and have anything delivered to our door in a day, we have hundreds of channels at our…

At a time when economic anxiety is increasing, 78% of Americans in a new survey who said they had a retirement savings plan reported an overall sense of well-being, compared…

To some people mobile friendlyfunctionalities may not seem like a top priority when you're creating a website, after all, websites are mostlyviewed on desktops, right? Well,letme put it like this...…

Even though it’s been around for quite a while, cloud computing still suffers from a few common misconceptions. There are three myths in particular that need to be debunked. Moving…

A House Financial Services subcommittee is set to hold a hearing examining access to banking services for cannabis-related businesses. “We’re trying to examine how outdated banking regulations on the federal…

There’s an old saying: “When Money walks in the door, Love flies out the window.” That may or may not always be true, but understanding the mindsets of Americans married…

For the second year in a row, CO-OP Financial Services and Filene Research Institute are bringing The Cooperative Trust’s crasher program for young credit union professionals to the THINK conference.…

CUNA will have a witness testifying on its behalf before a House subcommittee Wednesday and will be closely engaged with NCUA and Federal Housing Finance Administration nominees before a Senate…

NAFCU has myriad resources to help credit union compliance staff stay up-to-date in this ever-changing regulatory environment. Of note, the association is offering a free webinar today to prepare those…