Like the Wizard of Oz, the Federal Reserve is shrouded in mystery and does its work in a big building and often operates without much transparency.

The corporate focus and how the industry deals with service options as a result of the NCUA's restructuring turned mostly to Connecticut last week, with continued interest in the

In its first merger in three years, the $480 million First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union of Lehigh Valley, Pa., has

Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks Steve Antonakes, whose office also regulates state-chartered credit unions, was named today to lead the team setting up the depository institution supervision at the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.