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  February 27, 2013

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  Despite Uncertainties, CUs Should Keep Tabs on NFC

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  February 27, 2013

  Doubt has been swirling around the potential widespread use of near field communication, or NFC, a technology that links consumers’ mobile phones to merchants’ point-of-sale terminals, enabling instant mobile payments. Apple released the iPhone 5 without an NFC chip, leaving millions of consumers out of the NFC equation.

• Bank Frustrations Boil Over in Arizona

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 13, 2013

  At a time when more small businesses are looking for alternatives after being the shown the door by their longtime banks, one Arizona retailer recently went public with its frustrations.

• Florida Court: Fraud Allegations Can't Force Re-Opening of Voluntarily Dismissed Foreclosure Cases

  By Julie Beck  |  February 11, 2013

  In robo-signing case, state Supreme Court finds voluntary dismissals can't be reversed unless plaintiff got relief, dismissal kept court from remedying the fraud.

• HUD Rule Will Use 'Disparate Impact' to Police Discrimination

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 11, 2013

  Plaintiffs can use rule to claim discrimination using statistical analysis rather than intent.

• Fiserv Touts 2012 Results: 27 Straight Years of Double-Digit EPS Growth

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 6, 2013

  Financial services technology provider reports $4.2 billion in 2012 revenue, additions to mobile banking, bill pay client lists.

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  Cyber Fighters’ DDoS Hits Two Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 6, 2013

  The bland name hides the lethal intent of DDoS when aimed at financial institutions, an event that has become increasingly common as dozens of large banks have recently found their online operations crippled, sometimes for days by highly skilled cyber-attackers.

• Oregon, Washington Credit Unions Grow Faster Than Competing Banks: NWCUA

  By Peter Strozniak  |  January 28, 2013

  Association cites 2011-2012 numbers, says "flight to safety" a factor, as well as move to credit unions in general.

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  Threat of the Week: DDoS Gets Real for Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 28, 2013

  Temporary takedown of University FCU website in Texas shows credit unions not immune.

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  Threat of the Week: Corporate Credit Unions Should Bolster Defenses Against DDoS

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 22, 2013

  Question: How well protected against swarming, potentially crippling DDoS attacks are the corporates?