BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It isn’t just consumers being victimized by having their financial information stolen; new data indicates that medical identity theft is also a growing problem.
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LYNCHBURG, Va.—Linda Sue Newcomb, 63, the former manager of the Lynrocten Federal Credit Union here, has pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a federal credit union, two counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a scheme that caused $13-million in losses and led to the liquidation of the credit union in May of 2013.
TACOMA, Wash.—Police have indicted 10 people here in connection with an alleged stolen check ring that led to losses of nearly $1 million for financial institutions, including a number of credit unions.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—James Tucker, a member of Piedmont Advantage Credit Union, won the $10,000 grand prize in North Carolina’s “Save to Win” prize-linked savings program.
WASHINGTON – CUNA has named Robert Henson as its new associate director of advocacy.
DULUTH, Ga.—The Georgia Credit Union League has named two people as winners of its most prestigious honors: Marshall Boutwell, CEO of Peach State FCU, has been named the recipient of the Moses C. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award, while Diana Houston, senior vice president-business development at Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, has been named the winner of the Eloise Woods Distinguished Service Award.
SAN ANTONIO—Firstmark Credit Union has signed a five-year sponsorship deal for the new Alamo Stadium digital scoreboard here.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL) has introduced into the House a bill that would exempt business loans made to veterans from the CU MBL cap.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.--MAX Credit Union is issuing a debit card that commemorates the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March that was an integral part of the fight for civil rights for African-Americans
SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Redwood Credit Union, recently given the OK by Apple Pay to go live with the service, is seeing members get on board quickly with the new payments solution.