WASHINGTONCredit unions necessarily involve risk. That is inescapable, said the panelists at a well-attended breakout at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference. The other, sharp side of that reality is that the NCUA has made it plain how the boards of directors oversee the risks faced by their credit unions will...

WASHINGTON"We have done many things well, some less so," said Mark Meyer, CEO of Filene Research, in what was the closing general session talk at CUNA's GAC conference.

Mobility Matters is by veteran tech reporter Robert McGarvey. This week's topics include mobile launches, RDC fees, PayPal dongles and the Fed on mobile banking.

WASHINGTON Its a risky business made riskier with NCUA oversight of the responsibility of directors in overseeing the risks faced by their credit unions.

WASHINGTON The breakout session theme was plain: Social media matter and you can do them.

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LAS VEGAS Who owns the customer? The customer owns the customer, said Kausik Rajgopal, a McKinsey partner and a panelist at BAI Payments Connect 2012, the annual trade show that aims to bring together payments innovators with financial institutions.

Speaking recently at the New Jersey Credit Union Leagues Reality Check conference, John Lass put it bluntly on the direction of mobile banking.