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• NCUA Bans Former Employees of Looted, Failed Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 1, 2013

  Three of four bans involved thefts that took down the small institutions.

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  Patelco CEO Ken Burns Calls Split Amicable

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 18, 2013

  Outgoing CEO, board chair agree that resignation is voluntary; Burns says he seeks new challenge.

• Onsite Coverage: Old Fraud Targets Still Among Favorites

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 12, 2013

  PHOENIX — A free-ranging panel at the BAI Payments Connect conference yielded this takeaway: Old frauds never die, they don’t even fade away.

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  How To Rob A Credit Union: The 5 Best Ways

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 8, 2013

  The old-fashioned holdup may not hold a candle to these inside jobs, identity thefts and cyber heists, especially for crooks who want to avoid jail.

• Pittsburgh CU CEO Says It Has No Major Role in Fed Probe of Police Chief

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 22, 2013

  Karen Janoski of Greater Pittsburgh Police FCU says IRS/FBI investigators sought documents but that credit union not a focus in case.

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  AEA FCU Back From the Brink

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 13, 2013

  Two years ago, AEA Federal Credit Union’s future looked bleak as it nearly succumbed to the greed of a lending officer who took the cooperative to the brink of collapse.

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  AEA FCU Back From the Brink: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 7, 2013

  This in-depth look at a conserved and now recovering Arizona credit union is a preview from next week's print edition of Credit Union Times.

• Prohibition Orders Include Fraud Scheme that Killed Small D.C. CU

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 31, 2013

  Former Clara Barton FCU employee banned by NCUA after conviction on bank fraud charge.

• NCUA Bans Former AEA FCU Lending Officer

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 31, 2013

  William Liddle already had been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay back $25 million in restitution.

• Payment Security Has Gaping Holes

  By Michael Kozubek  |  January 30, 2013

  When shoppers swiped their credit and debit cards to pay for purchases at Barnes & Noble stores last year, they didn’t expect to have their card and personal identification numbers stolen. But hackers had breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals at 63 Barnes & Noble stores in nine states.