FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio–A 74-year-old woman here has been arrested for allegedly robbing a credit union branch here.
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WINNIPEG, Canada–Three credit unions in Manitoba are looking to merge and become one.
QUITO, Ecuador—The World Council of Credit Unions is reporting Venezuelan refugees and migrants living in Ecuador now have a greater ability to achieve their financial goals through savings, access to digital services and new products, such as microinsurance, thanks to a collaborative effort by a number of organizations.
WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued an order against BloomTech and its CEO, Austen Allred, for “deceiving” students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–New positions in the C-suite for which credit unions are seeking candidates have been added to CUToday.info’s The Gig.
WASHINGTON–Mortgage rates topped 7% last week for the first time this year as new data show home sales in March posted their biggest monthly drop in more than a year.
WASHINGTON—The dollar amount of credit union loans outstanding decreased -0.06% in February, compared to a -0.06% decrease in January and a 0.38% increase in February of 2023, according to America’s Credit Unions’ latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates.
WASHINGTON–While newly released data on overall employment shows jobs continue to be added, the National Federation of Independent Business said its monthly jobs report indicates a general slowdown in employment activity for small businesses in March, with a seasonally adjusted net 11% planning to create new jobs in the next three months, down one point from February and the lowest level since May 2020.
WASHINGTON—America’s Credit Unions has sent two letters to Capitol Hill outlining its positions on privacy legislation and the relationship between CUs and the FHFA, respectively.
LONE TREE, Colo.–Todd Marksberry, the well-known president and CEO of Canvas Credit Union, has resigned from the position. The board has named Colleen Knoll, the credit union’s CFO since 2012, as interim CEO.