ARLINGTON, Va.—Total retail sales rose 0.3% in January, while prior month sales were revised lower.
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ARLINGTON, Va.–A fintech startup focused on the refinancing of auto loans said it has raised $8.6-million in a Series A funding round.
WAUSAU, Wis.–A candidate for Congress on whom credit unions placed their chips has won a special election here for the 7th congressional district.
MADISON, Wis –AdvantEdge Analytics, CUNA Mutual Group’s analytics solution, has launched its Version 2.0 (V2.0) enhanced cloud-native analytics platform, the company said, adding V2.0 enables several new analytics solutions for the credit union marketplace, the company said.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–The shocking embezzlement of $40 million from one now failed California credit union was the result of a lack of internal controls, far too much authority in one person, failures by the supervisory committee and extended failures by NCUA examiners, according to a new report.
JACKSON, Miss.—There is some good news coming out of the flood-stricken state of Mississippi, and that is credit unions, apparently, have been spared any damage to this point.
ARLINGTON, Va.—On a seasonally adjusted basis, overall consumer prices rose 0.1% in January following a 0.2% rise in December. One result of that, according to NAFCU Vice President of Research and Chief Economist Curt Long, is he expects no rate hikes by the Fed in 2020.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Building partnerships with fintechs in 2020 is an even bigger priority for credit unions than banks, according to new research released by Cornerstone Advisors.
WASHINGTON–Business email compromise scams, which often target executives at financial institutions and other companies, saw a sharp increase in 2019, according to a new FBI Internet Crime Report.
NEW YORK—Americans continue to pile on the credit card debt.