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WASHINGTON—Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed Regulation CC amendments and No-Action Letter policy are due in about a week.

LONDON—A new reports reveals another roadblock in the way of digital wallets, which continue to show much-slower-than-expected adoption from consumers. According to a new study from Juniper Research, only 14% of U.S. consumers use mobile wallets for in-store purchases.

HARRISBURG, Penn.–Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union has launched a  new debit card rewards program that allows members to earn $0.05 or $0.10 for eligible PSECU debit card purchases of $10 or more.

NEW YORK—Amid rising consumer debt, American parents continue to be focused on reducing the amounts they owe, a new report reveals.

WASHINGTON— Credit Union Student Choicesaid it has partnered with Edmit to provide credit unions with a branded, online platform that helps members compare real college costs, specific to their income and test scores, to determine the best financial and academic fit.

WASHINGTON—CUNA has written to the Federal Housing Finance Administration opposing its proposed Federal Home Loan Bank affordable housing goals regulations because they “specifically exclude credit unions from being eligible to participate in the newly created smaller member participation goal,” the trade association said.

SAN DIEGO—U.S. data breaches were down 23% in 2018 after hitting a record high in 2017; however, the amount of consumer personally identifiable information (PII) stolen was up 126%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

NAIROBI, Kenya–This country’s largest cooperative bank has agreed to bail out one of the country’s largest credit unions, which has been having liquidity issues in recent months.

Not sure why there is so much attention to so-called “fake news” when the real news is so much more entertaining, confounding and frustrating. Here’s a sampler:

NORFOLK, Va. – The  marketing manager from Northern Star Credit Union (NSCU) was a volunteer at the Inaugural STEM Camp hosted by the LEAD Hampton Roads Class of 2019. This leadership class is organized by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce.