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WALTHAM, Mass.–Members of the $7-million Hudson Municipal Employees Credit Union have voted in favor of merging into the $860-million RTN Federal Credit Union here. The merger will be effective on March 1.

BELFAST, Maine–“Dozens” of members of Down East Credit Union here have been reporting unauthorized transactions in their accounts resulting in the loss of money that could be the result of a skimming device.

BARCELONA, Spain—At Mobile World Congress Monday Mastercard announced that it will expand Qkr! with Masterpass, a mobile order-ahead and payment platform developed by Mastercard Labs, to six new markets and add new functionality to eliminate the traditional “open tab” at a bar, club or restaurant.

WASHINGTON–Mortgage rates increased again last week. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.16% for the week ending Feb. 23, up from 3.62% at the same time one year earlier.

MADISON, Wis.–Credit unions added 485,000 new members in December, bringing the 2016 membership growth to 4.7 million new members and overall credit union membership to nearly 110 million, according to new data released as part of CUNA Mutual’s Trends Report.