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NEW YORK—Walmart has filed a lawsuit in New York against Visa charging the payments network with blocking implementation of a PIN system, favored by retailers to make the new chip credit cards more secure.

WASHINGTON—In advance of Wednesday’s hearing on the effects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on consumers and businesses, NAFCU shared with leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee the concerns it has conveyed to the Federal Communications Commission on the issue.

WASHINGTON—Six federal agencies are inviting public comment on a proposed rule to prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risks at covered financial institutions. 

WASHINGTON—NAFCU and CUNA this week will monitor several hearings of interest to CUs taking place on both sides of Capitol Hill.

BURNSVILLE, Minn.–Firefly Credit Union celebrated Credit Union Youth Month throughout April by hosting a youth financial education seminar, offering youth account opening bonuses and a prize giveaway.

MUSKEGO, Wis.--Summit Credit Union has opened a new branch here, bringing its total to 34, with eight in the Milwaukee area.

CHARLESTON, S.C.-- As Signature Sponsor for the 2016 March of Dimes March for Babies Walk event, Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union donated more than $17,000 to the local charity, while separately it has agreed to open another school branch.

ORLANDO—One expert projects “cardless cash,” the new wave of ATMs that work with smartphones and deliver money without swiping plastic, will take the same aggressive growth trajectory the U.S. has seen with remote deposit capture.

HAGGERSTOWN, Md.—A man who was too drunk to remember that he tried to rob a CU last year was sentenced to four years in state prison—thanks in part to an ex-wife turning him in.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–As part of its ongoing effort to promote the values of the cooperative spirit, CU*Answers said it will roll out remote signatures to its CU*Spy online vault users free of charge, other than a small one-time setup fee to configure the forms the CU wants to use for e-signing.