Credit unions compete to recruit and retain quality employees by offering a wide range of benefits. But could that competitive edge be in jeopardy because of rapidly rising costs?

When shoppers swiped their credit and debit cards to pay for purchases at Barnes & Noble stores last year, they didnt expect to have their card and personal identification numbers stolen. But hackers had breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals at 63 Barnes & Noble stores in nine states.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released final mortgage rules that restrict loan originator compensation methods and increase the level of service loan servicers must provide to borrowers. However, due to the way credit unions already do business, trade associations say neither rule will have a major impact on the industry.

The American dream of home ownership may have taken a hit over the past few years, but GTE Financial in Tampa, Fla., still wants to build mortgage lending into its plans.