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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador has become the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, even though many of its citizens admit they don’t understand it, while at the same time analysts are expressing concerns around financial instability.

DUBLIN, Ireland–Credit union executives in this country were not informed by Ireland’s regulator that their personal data had been wrongly turned over to a third party until more than two months after it occurred.

WASHINGTON–The Federal Trade Commission has approved final revisions that would bring several rules that implement parts of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in line with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

SAN ANTONIO–CUToday.info’s free job board continues to add listings, with Security Service FCU the most recent to post open positions, in this case for four different executive-level jobs.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–NRL Federal Credit Union is changing its name and brand.

WASHINGTON—CUNA said it generally supports the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) authority to enforce fair lending laws, but it is urging the agency to ensure this monitoring and enforcement does not generate costly new requirements or increased regulatory burden.

OXFORD, N.C.–After 41 years in credit unions, H. Michael Dickerson, president of Oxford Credit Union, is retiring effective Sept. 10.

PHILADELPHIA–The former Media Members/U of P Credit Union has a new name. The $67-million credit union is now Penn FCU, although it will operate under the brand PennCU.

NEW YORK–Every generation has it’s “Where were you?” moment. For many Americans 30 and older, it’s September 11, 2001, to be forever known as 9/11, when terrorists struck the United States and killed more than 3,000 people. It's a date many CU leaders recall clearly, and they share their stories here.