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SALEM, Ore.—Heritage Grove FCU is lowering the “boom” on local checking accounts with a new offering it expects will steal away Millennials in this market, as well as a growing number of consumers who don’t want checks or overdraft fees.

BOSTON AND NEW YORK -- Extensive use of digital technologies is expected to support the implementation of advanced shared services models across a broader range of business functions over the next several years, according to new joint research from Accenture and HfS Research.

WASHINGTON--Lots of credit unions send Christmas cards. But few send a card as lovely as this video card from Library of Congress FCU.

 

RALEIGH, N.C.—Saying it’s time digital banking channels receive the same attention as other key business areas, Coastal FCU has created a digital banking division.

SAN DIEGO—Expect more proximity marketing from FIs in 2015, but don’t expect digital wallets to take off next year. Those are two predictions on mobile offered by a team of experts from U.S. Bank, FirstBank and Mitek, who are sharing five predictions into how the mobile banking landscape will change in the year ahead.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—CU*Answers is launching MyCUToday, an online data warehouse that seeks to allow credit unions—large and small—manage information across the entire organization quickly and cost-effectively via a dashboard.

BALTIMORE—Securityplus FCU here is one of the first CUs in the country to test facial recognition biometric software with an ATM.