NEW YORK–Housing prices continue to rise, and some markets are seeing double-digit increases. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose 0.1% in the three months ending in November, for a 5.8% yearly increase. That marked the strongest reading since July 2014.
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DUBLIN, Ohio—Wendy’s is investigating possible fraudulent charges to customers' credit and debit cards.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Two more CUs have announced year-end bonuses totaling nearly $5 million.
SYRACUSE NY – Empower Federal Credit Union said it has been approved by NCUA to absorb by merger FocalPoint FCU, which is also based in Syracuse.
TORONTO–A new national trade association for credit unions has been formed in Canada following a reorganization.
WASHINGTON—As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee voted yesterday not to raise rates, but again indicated it expects to do so throughout 2016.
PIERRE, S.D.–Some credit union members in this state have begun affixing an “America’s Credit Unions” logo to their license plates.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–Two credit unions are part of a program that has been created to boost this city’s economy.
ATLANTA—Nine-out-of-10 Americans expect a bank or credit union to offer some kind of digital banking service, according to a Harris Poll of more than 2,000 Americans conducted on behalf of VSoft.
HOUSTON–A new video has been created to help consumers understand how to use new EMV chip cards at ATMs, which must be EMV compliant by October.