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WASHINGTON—With the growing wave of ransomware attacks, one cybersecurity firm is contending there is only way to end the threat—government bans on organizations paying the ransom.

LAKE FOREST, Ill.—One economist is asserting it’s now time all financial institutions make some major adjustments to checking if they want to keep billions in annual overdraft fee income.

NEW YORK—It takes a “habit-building process” for members to turn their financial lives around, but to help those members a CU needs to change its own habits first, according to one credit union.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Are credit unions hurting themselves by not conducting sufficient benchmarking? They may very well be, says Cornerstone Advisors, which believes the hesitancy can result from the misplaced fear the exercise is simply an effort to trim jobs instead of the driver of growth it can  be.

NEW YORK–The start of a new year always brings with it new starts and new hopes, along with new forecasts for the year ahead, with predictions for rates, member deposits, the economy, credit cards and more. Here's a look at some of them.

WASHINGTON–In what is a turning point in U.S. credit union history, the two long-time national credit union trade associations technically disappeared over the weekend and are now a new entity in 2024.

MANCHESTER, N.H.–2023 will be remembered for many things, including the loss of hundreds of credit unions, just as was the case in 2022, 2021, 2020 and…. But before their names and stories are forgotten, CUToday.info takes a look back on what they told members and more.

BALTIMORE—The lack of resources to properly defend against and then recover from ransomware attacks is leading to three-quarters of targeted institutions and companies being forced to pay the ransom, according to one expert.