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BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Loyalty programs have never been more important to retailers than they are today, according to a recent Carat Insights Report from Fiserv that also shares strategies organizations can use to build relationships.

HUTCHINSON, Kan.–Two Kansas Credit Unions are seeking to merge, and CEO succession again appears to again be playing a role.

WASHINGTON—NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger wrote to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Sandra Thompson encouraging the agency to assist the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in increasing opportunities to help underserved individuals purchase homes.

MADISON, Wis. – The National Credit Union Foundation said it is again partnering with the Cornerstone Foundation and the California & Nevada Credit Union Leagues to host the 6^th annual CU FinHealth Conference from April 25-27, 2022, in San Antonio, TX.

CINCINNATI—A report shows lease payments are moving higher at the same time many people are looking to escape their leases earlier.

CASCADE, Iowa—Dupaco Community Credit Union is partnering with Dubuque-based Creative Adventure Lab to open an “Innovation Lab” here that offers coworking space, innovation services, meeting space, and team building activities “designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses launch and grow” in a rural community that typically doesn’t offer such a resource.

MINNEAPOLIS–NetGiver and CUSocialGood said they are joining together to “invigorate and revitalize the credit union impact story.”

LIVONIA, Mich.—CU Solutions Group (CUSG), a CUSO owned by the Michigan league that offers solutions in technology, marketing, HR performance and strategic advisory, has announced a joint acquisition of Marquis Software Solutions in partnership with Rockbridge Growth Equity.

LONDON—The challenges to the world’s regulators in overseeing digital markets was the focus of the Competition Enforcers Summit here. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division represented the U.S. at the event.

WASHINGTON — While the number of jobs added in November was below the expectations of many, an economist with CUNA said there is good news to be seen in the unemployment rate, while NAFCU’s chief economist called the numbers a “mixed bag.”