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MADISON, Wis.–Twenty-eight U.S. and Canadian credit unions have committed to participate in an 18-month incubator to test five programs designed to meet the needs of underbanked minority households.

LANSING, Mich. — Lansing Area FCU continues to find new ways to expand its brand awareness in its market by using the six-foot-tall letters for LAFCU.

FOSTER CITY, Calif.–A semi-annual survey of bank fees on checking accounts has found maintenance fees, overdraft fees and ATM fees have all declined nationally over the past six months.

MANCHESTER, U.K.—A new report indicates that capping credit card fees would save U.S. retailers $15 billion annually.

ZURICH, Switzerland–Four of the world’s biggest banks are developing a system to enable financial markets to make payments and settle transactions quickly using blockchain technology.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.–Heading into the fall, credit union loan officers should pay close attention to the values of luxury cars.

WASHINGTON—NAFCU, CUNA and nine other trade associations have sent a letter jointly urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend their recently revised guidance on Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, citing lending and consumer protection concerns.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court decision that stated the National Credit Union Administration had been late in filing a lawsuit against two banks over mortgage-backed securities they had sold.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered First National Bank of Omaha to provide $27.75 million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers harmed by illegal practices with credit card add-on products.

WASHINGTON—Support for CU regulatory relief continues to come from Washington, this time from Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine.