BETHPAGE, N.Y.--Kirk Kordeleski has stepped down as president and CEO of New York's largest credit union, Bethpage FCU, citing health reasons.
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WASHINGTON—Jim Nussle, the former Iowa congressman who is now CUNA’s new CEO, said he is working to provide the “bold leadership” the association’s board stressed it was seeking when it hired him, is getting up to speed on both internal and external CU system challenges, and indicated he is open-minded about working with traditional enemies of credit unions when there are areas of common interest on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON—During the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s forum on checking account screening practices Wednesday, Director Richard Cordray outlined three areas the bureau will be investigating.
WASHINGTON — At least four other major financial institutions are reporting that the same web addresses that were used to penetrate the country’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, were also used to attempt to break into computers at Citigroup, E*Trade Financial, HSBC and ADP.
SAN FRANCISCO—Noting that non-card fraud nearly tripled from 2012 to 2013 and resulted in total loss of $5 billion, Javelin Strategy and Research has released its 2014 Identity Safety in Banking report, which evaluates the top 50 institutions on their performance in providing consumer facing information about account security features.
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—A robbery at a branch of State Employees Credit Union here resulted in local schools being locked down.
CHARLEVOIX, Mich.—Members of the $179-million Bay Winds FCU have voted in favor of a merger with the $215-million, Traverse City, Mich.-based Members Credit Union.
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve Board yesterday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), and it includes three credit union representatives, including Micashel J. Castellana, CEO of SEFCU in Albany, N.Y., who will serve as vice president
CARMEL, Ind.—Allied Solutions said it will offer SmartVideo technology, powered by SundaySky, to its CU clients that will allow them to create videos tailored to individuals. The technology, the company said, gets “members are engaged in a way that traditional print and electronic communications simply cannot.”
NEW YORK—OneMain Financial, a unit of Citigroup that makes loans to underserved consumers and those with damaged credit, is planning a $50-million IPO as part of a spin-off.