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ALEXANDRIA, Va.–As part of its training to ensure examiners keep pace and continue to provide credit unions and their members with high-quality service, NCUA said its 2016 National Exam Program Training provided 900 NCUA staffers with a skills development program that included wide-ranging sessions on cyber security, member business lending, managing examinations, interest rate risk and consumer protection issues.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–Credit unions that are clients of CU*Answers can now offer a new “step-down” type of line-of-credit loan that combines the benefits of a long-term open credit loan with the flexibility of a revolving line-of-credit, according to the CUSO.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – NuVision Federal Credit Union announced the winners of the first annual Think.Tank.Challenge., an educational essay contest with $20,000 in prize money awarded to local high school students and participating schools.

DES MOINES, Iowa–Spoiler alert: TMG has released a new white paper, “Yes, Credit Card Rewards Really Are Worth It.” Authored by TMG’s Brian Day, director of digital strategy, in partnership with Karan Bhalla, managing director for data analytics firm and TMG strategic partner IQR Consulting, the paper is the second in a series of white papers TMG is publishing on data-driven.

CALGARY, Alberta–Alberta’s credit unions are rallying behind a bill proposed by the provincial government, “An Act to End Predatory Lending.”

HONOLULU—Gordon Sam, chairman of Pearl Hawaii FCU, has been named to the Defense Credit Union Council’s Hall of Honor.

FORT WASHINGTON, Penn.­–The $1.7-billion Trumark Financial Credit Union said it will be absorbing via merger the $76-million Keystone Federal Credit Union. The merger is expected to be completed by Oct. 30.

WASHINGTON­–The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.64% with an average 0.5 point for the week ending May 26, 2016, up from one week earlier when it averaged 3.58%, according to Freddie Mac.

TAMPA, Fla. – GTE Financial Credit Union has named Brian Best as its new president and CEO.