A former Michigan credit union CEO faces 13 felony charges linked to his alleged embezzlement of more than $710,000.

News of the second Kmart credit card breach in three years at the retailer and the number of breaches at financial institutions doubling this year over the same period in 2016 should raise concerns. Security experts provided strategies to credit unions and businesses to protect credit card data.

Issues surrounding credit union mergers, including misled members of merging credit unions and the NCUA's proposed merger rules, got readers talking this past week. Find out what they had to say about that and other credit union news here.

Filene offers credit unions advice on how to successfully partner with fintech firms.