Two community development credit unions testified last week on how they are battling predatory lenders to educate their members on better financial options.
The fallout from the name change flap over "Optiva" at the $544 million University of Iowa Community Credit Union was also triggering a challenge last week to the board's composition.
Visa USA remains optimistic about small business spending even as some economic experts have taken on a more cautious tone about the sector. The card brand has made moving business spending onto cards one of its key strategic goals.
In an industry first, CUNA Mutual Group has teamed up with Denver-based Gateway Services Group to offer CUNA Mutual's credit insurance and debt cancellation products.
Some of the members of the $319 million Lafayette Credit Union will lose their branch as the former candidate for conversion to a bank said it is closing a branch in Montgomery County, Md.
