SAN FRANCISCO—Consumer spending on mobile apps more than doubled to $86 billion in 2017 from two years earlier as smartphone and tablet users spent more time on their mobile devices, according to a new report.
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CINCINNATI—Interest in leasing alternative fuel vehicles is growing, according to a new report.
ARLINGTON, Va.—New home sales dropped 9.3% in December – the largest monthly decrease since August 2016. However, despite the December decrease, sales in 2017 were 8.4% higher than in 2016.
WASHINGTON—A Supreme Court ruling in a case related to consumer credit reporting is likely to lead to only more confusion, according to NAFCU.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.–Court arguments are scheduled to be heard here today in a case involving a former credit union CEO and a CEO that says his alleged affair nullifies a contractual agreement.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–NCUA is reminding that low-income credit unions in Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which were hit hardest by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria last fall, that they still have a special opportunity to seek certification as Community Development Financial Institutions.
WEST JORDAN, Utah–The third time has proven not to be the charm for two thieves here who have again attempted to blow up an ATM using propane gas.
BOISE, Idaho–Kathy Thomson, the former president of the Idaho Credit Union League, has died. Ms. Thomson was 64.
WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced a Request for Information (RFI) about the Bureau’s Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) processes.
PHOENIX—Arizona residents may soon be able to pay their state taxes using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.