MCLEAN, Va.—Another sign that an economic rebound is just ahead? Capital One is increasing its rewards for travel on its Venture Rewards card.
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ARLINGTON, Va.—A focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within an organization and its members is one of the most important areas to move up the list of priorities throughout the industry, says one DEI expert.
HENDERSON, Nev.–Some of what America had to face in 2020 wasn’t so pretty, according to one credit union CEO.
DUBLIN, Calif.–Patelco Credit Union is reporting success with a program it introduced to help members build savings and credit scores.
DULUTH, Ga.–Growth by Design, an affiliate of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, said it has entered into a partnership with Wave2 to offer a new ATM Locator technology solutions to credit unions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and beyond.
ARLINGTON, Va.–There appears to be some irony at work among policymakers when it comes to the role of credit unions in the economic recovery, according to NAFCU. Elected officials have been slow to grant CUs expanded authorities to serve certain markets even while proposing the creation of new institutions to do so.
WASHINGTON–Congress is back in session this week and will host a number of hearings of interest to credit unions. Separately, NCUA has announced a new deputy director for external affairs and communications.
SAN FRANCISCO—Visa said it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies by the mainstream financial industry.
WASHINGTON—President Biden’s new fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding requests include numerous areas of interest to credit unions, including increased spending funding for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund.
RICHMOND, Va. – One CU member here has shared with local media a story of just how sophisticated thieves have gotten.