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  Threat of the Week: Mobile Malware, Menace or Myth?

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 1, 2013

  The press releases pile up, shrieking about yet another new mobile malware menace. Just one problem: it’s all public relations bloat.

• Ken Burns Exit From Patelco Called ‘Amicable’

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 27, 2013

  In an “amicable” decision made between Patelco President/CEO Ken Burns and the $3.9 billion credit union’s board, Burns will resign effective sometime this summer.

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  CEO Ken Burns Out at Patelco Credit Union

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 18, 2013

  Board chairman confirms exit of CEO of four years at $3.9 billion California credit union.

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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.

• Marketing Buzz Words

  By Peter Strozniak  |  January 16, 2013

  Mobile banking, on boarding and gamification may be some of the buzz words marketing professionals in the credit union industry are using throughout 2013.

• 2013 Watch: Marketing in the Year Ahead

  By Peter Strozniak  |  December 28, 2012

  Mobile banking, onboarding and gamification are marketing buzzwords expectable in the year to come.

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  2013's 5 Biggest Online/Mobile Cyber Threats

  By Robert McGarvey  |  December 10, 2012

  You ain’t seen nothing yet.

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  Survey: Credit Unions Beat Out Big Banks in Mobile Satisfaction

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 29, 2012

  Numbers from ForeSee research again favor non-profit financial cooperatives; apps considered superior to mobile websites.

• ICBA Worried About Deposit and Loan Transfers to Big Banks if TAG Expires

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 29, 2012

  Small bank trade pushing hard for Congress to extend FDIC coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts before it expires Dec. 31.

• SchoolsFirst, Star One, Kern Schools Face Overdraft Fraud Class Action Lawsuits

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 25, 2012

  The court documents contain the same language used in lawsuits against big banks, allege ordering debit transactions to maximize overdraft fees.