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ORLANDO, Fla. - The BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo has been attracting an increasing number of credit unions over the past few years, and this year's conference was no different. The five-day conference held Nov. 14-18 at the Orange County Convention Center drew 450 attendees that included representatives from...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Banks are facing a variety of changes and emerging trends that are affecting the way they deal with their customers and determining new markets they pursue. Richard Hartnack, vice chairman, head of consumer banking group for U.S. Bancorp covered a wide range of these issues when he...

ORLANDO, Fla. - With an estimated 20% of U.S. households considered to be unbanked or underbanked, a growing number of financial institutions are reaching out to target and serve these consumers. But "while there is an incredible canvas for innovation, there are also enormous challenges to innovate for this market...

The American Bankers Association continues its litigious ways, but its latest CU targets aren't too worried. See story on page 8.

Credit union vendors continue to debut new products to help CUs become more efficient. Read about that and the latest technology news in the special report on pages 22-32.

NEEDHAM, Mass. - Electronic payment channels and plastic cards will continue replacing paper checks in the coming years, according to TowerGroup. The accelerating shift from paper to electronic payment mechanisms and credit and debit cards is evidenced by various payments statistics, the research and advisory firm says, especially in the...