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DES MOINES, Iowa—Credit unions can no longer overlook a big question that’s right around the corner with payments—what to do if cards no longer become the preferred payment mechanism within digital wallets?

MALVERN, Penn.—Despite strong credit union loan growth in 2015, one analyst thinks CUs can do even better this year by including less traditional approaches, such as merchant lending.

LAKE FOREST, Ill.—Overdraft prices in community banks with $100 million or less in assets have remained unchanged for almost a decade, according to a new study that shows the small banks charge $3 less per OD compared to similar-asset-size CUs.

WASHINGTON—Economic problems in China could not only affect further rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, they might shrink credit union net interest margins.

DES MOINES, Iowa—While a number of analysts told CUToday.info they see Walmart Pay as a positive for FIs, there are those concerned that the new digital wallet won’t be good for mobile payments.