Federal Trade Commission

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  Brett King and the Death of the Branch: Part 3

  By Brett King  |  April 24, 2013

  The Bank 2.0/3.0 author concludes with how the bank account’s digitization has an inevitable result for bricks-and-mortar branching.

• Time for CUNA to Come Clean on Debit Reform: Opinion

  By Doug Kantor  |  April 17, 2013

  Earlier this year, the Credit Union National Association tried to tout a survey of its members to support the claim that credit unions have been hurt by debit swipe fee reform.

• CFPB Eyes Discrimination

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 3, 2013

  It didn’t take long to hear the buzz when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reminded indirect lenders that they must comply with certain regulations to ensure that they are not discriminating against minorities when marking up interest rates.

• Auto Trade Groups Question CFPB’s Indirect Lending Guidance

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 22, 2013

  NADA, NAMAD say bureau is relying on statistical analysis of past transactions, not intentional conduct.

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  Revealed: Secret PIIs in Your Unstructured Data: Opinion

  By Andy Green  |  March 22, 2013

  If you know someone's phone, Social Security or credit card number, you have a direct link to their identity.

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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.

• CUNA Objects to FTC's Interchange Characterization

  By David Morrison  |  January 9, 2013

  Trade writes letter to commission, arguing its report is based on "selective information."

• Retail Group Says Credit Union Data Shows Interchange Exemption Works

  By David Morrison  |  January 7, 2013

  Merchant Payments Coalition cites CUNA survey, says smaller-asset institutions shielded from interchange cap.

• CFPB and FTC Crack Down on Misleading Mortgage Ads

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 19, 2012

  Agencies go after what they said were misleading ads

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  Guest Opinion: Thwarting Cyber Attacks

  By Kevin Hamel  |  September 2, 2012

  Financial institutions around the world were recently frightened again by news of a massive attack that siphoned nearly $2.5 billion from commercial accounts held at multiple financial institutions in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.