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WASHINGTON—The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a final rule to evaluate new credit scoring models for use by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that includes a change to encourage competition by allowing more developers to submit models for consideration.

SAN JOSE, Calif.–Provident Credit Union said it has reached an $8.1-million, 20-year deal with San Jose State University to rename The Event Center at SJSU the Provident Credit Union Event Center.

SEATTLE–The software engineer who has been accused of breaching Capital One to steal information on more than 100-million people also stole data from at least 30 other companies, according to prosecutors.

ATLANTA—Another report reveals consumers are pulling back from vehicle purchases.

NEW YORK–The AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee has issued working drafts of accounting issues related to the implementation of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses and is requesting feedback on issue paper Reasonable and Supportable Forecasting.

MADISON, Wis.—Getting money from the credit union should be as easy as getting a drill from Amazon, asserts one expert who reminds that major retailers have forever changed member expectations for service and ease of interaction with a financial institution.

MADISON, Wis.—Keeping ahead of the complex array of constantly changing risks is challenging for CUs, says CUNA Mutual Group, which outlined the latest fraud trends that should be on credit unions’ radar.

MADISON, Wis.—Seventy-nine percent of organizations feel only “a little bit” or not prepared for an active shooter incident, reports CUNA Mutual Group, saying that preparing for an active shooter is something all credit unions need to take seriously.

WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has extended the comment period for its proposal on debt collection to Sept. 18, past the original deadline of Aug. 19.

MARLBORO, Mass.—Debit card rewards are in decline, according to a new study that also shows a valuable consumer segment relies on them.