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According to several media reports, Defarra Gaymon, president/CEO of Credit Union of Atlanta, was shot and killed by an undercover detective in New Jersey over the weekend.

COCC said it has deployed a set of new Internet security appliances at the Avon, Conn., data center where it serves 170 credit union and banks.

Yesterday in U.S. District Court, the NCUA lost its motion to "substitute in as plaintiff" entirely for seven mid-sized credit unions that sued Western Corporate FCU directors and employees.

The SEC said Goldman Sachs & Co. will pay a $550 million fine, the largest penalty ever paid by a Wall Street firm, to the agency, and reform its business practices to settle charges that it misled investors in a subprime mortgage product.

NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to allow the greatest amount of transition before he transfers responsibilities to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The $625 million Clearview Federal Credit Union said today it will officially dismiss its trademark infringement suit next week against a Florida debt settlement firm after the company agreed to change its name.

Because of the risks to safety and soundness caused by some energy efficiency loans, credit unions should make "appropriate adjustments, to their underwriting criteria and collateral monitoring practices."

Patelco Credit Union has integrated person-to-person (P2P) payments into its mobile banking offering.