HAMILTON, Ohio–Telhio Credit Union has unveiled a dominant mural on its Park Avenue branch here. Called “Cultivating Community,” the mural was painted through the StreetSpark Program, a public art initiative in partnership with The Fitton Center for the Creative Arts.
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MEDIA, Penn.–A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a case filed against Wawa over a 2019 data breach.
WASHINGTON–A consumer group is urging the CFPB to ensure it revisits its rules around debt collection.
PURCHASE, N.Y.—Mastercard said it is looking to make it easier for consumers to buy, spend and hold cryptocurrencies.
NAIROBI, Kenya–This country’s robust credit union community, known as Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies, or Saccos, hosted representatives from 16 credit unions in Ghana as part of an exchange on how to improve CUs in that country.
SAN FRANCISCO–Two giant fintech players have announced a deal in an ongoing effort to provide an alternative to traditional credit cards.
CHICAGO–Alliant Credit Union has announced it is eliminating its overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees.
WASHINGTON–How NCUA is responding to the issue of climate change was the subject of a surprising amount of discussion during a Senate Banking Committee hearing here. That included asking the current chairman, whose term has expired, if he would hold off on any climate change-related regulations until a successor is nominated.
WASHINGTON–Banking industry regulators were grilled during a Senate hearing on why they continue to “rubber-stamp” bank mergers at the expense of consumers, while NCUA’s chairman was asked how the regulator ensures small and rural towns aren’t being left without physical branches when mergers occur.
WASHINGTON–Attention to overdraft fees continues to grow, including during a Senate hearing when one senator pressed regulators on the issue and had questions about the systemic risk posed by three banks that derive 100% of their net income from the fees.