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HARTFORD, Conn.–Hartford Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union will introduce a new name to its members and community after the turn of the year.

WASHINGTON—The Federal Housing Finance Agency last week cited building a new single-family securitization infrastructure as one of its 2017 goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common- Securitization Solutions, the limited-liability company developing the necessary technology to issue single securities.

SAND SPRINGS, Okla.–Green Country FCU here has selected Fiserv as its technology partner and will move to the company’s Portico core account processing platform with integrated digital and mobile banking solutions.

SAN FRANCISCO–The American dream of homeownership is getting more difficult to achieve; difficulty that won’t be getting any easier as rates continue rising and other factors come into play.

WASHINGTON—If the Trump administration’s proposed crackdown on remittances becomes law, use of Bitcoin in Mexico could soar, several news sources predict.

ARLINGTON, Va.—Much like CUs themselves that have gone through evolution in fields of membership and resulting name changes, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) will be operating with a slightly different name as of Jan. 1 – the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Fed’s move to increase the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points, only the second time the FOMC has raised rates this decade, could negatively impact margins and profitability for many credit union credit card portfolios, according to Chris Joy, principal with PSCU’s Advisors Plus credit card consulting team.

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has said it will hear the case of TC Heartland v. Kraft, which is expected to be closely watched by banks and credit unions due to its implications for financial institutions facing litigation from patent trolls.

TUKWILA, Wash.—One credit union believes that participating in the new Zelle Network is the next big step for CU person-to-person payments—and for blocking P2P competitors from stealing members.

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Credit union member satisfaction is at a four-year low, according to a new study.