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SACRAMENTO, Calif.–A policy that allows employees to bring their newborns to work—130 to date—has received some national media attention.

FORT MYERS, Fla.–Investigators and police here are searching for a man who dressed as a U.S. Marshal and went into three businesses, including a bank and a credit union here.

MOSCOW–A Russian telco, MegaFon, is providing subscribers with a MasterCard chip-based card that can be topped up from a user's mobile account and used to make online and offline purchases.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala./ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates has introduced a new compliance resource for its member CUs.

WASHINGTON—The credit union trade groups may be hailing the passage out of committee of the Financial CHOICE Act, but analysts are saying the legislation won’t be going any further.

SAN FRANCISCO—A new report indicates that consumers, despite chip cards’ improved security, are unhappy with the new EMV plastic.

HARRISBURG, Penn.–Patrick Conway, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, has authored an op-ed that has been distributed to media across the state that calls for repeal of the Durbin Amendment.

PONTIAC, Mich.—Michael LaJoice, the former CU CFO who allegedly stole more than $20 million from Clarkston Brandon Community CU, is trying to make restitution by selling off properties that include his $1.3-million home, his attorney said.

MADISON, Wis.—CUNA’s board of directors Tuesday passed a resolution stating the trade association’s commitment to protecting credit unions’ interests by rejecting the lawsuit recently filed by the Independent Community Bankers of America against the NCUA and its member business lending rule.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—FIS Cardless Cash, the mobile solution that avoids using a plastic card at the ATM to withdraw funds, is partnering with CO-OP Financial Services.