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NEW YORK—Loans tied to auto titles have become the biggest boom in subprime lending since the mortgage crisis, and often feature backbreaking interest rates, according to a new analysis by the New York Times.

There is maybe a decade left before the long civil war between credit unions and banks comes to an end. By the mid-2020s, NCUA will be gone, swept into a super-regulator that also oversees banks and other financial institution, according to one person.

WASHINGTON—The fight between credit unions and banks won’t go on forever, maybe not even for 20 more years, asserts Keith Leggett. Leggett, who is often the face—certainly to credit unions—of the American Bankers Association, made that prediction during an interview with CUToday.info.

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—An ATM was stolen from a branch of Founders FCU here.

MADISON, Wis.—As CUToday.info explores during 2015 how well CUs are building relationships with new members, CUNA Mutual Group’s chief economist, Steve Rick, said the latest data show credit unison are doing a good job of cross-selling new members.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—A new study indicates that financial institution fraud prevention costs are exceeding actual losses for many payments types.

DENVER—The family behind The Fourth Corner Credit Union, which has been granted a charter to serve the marijuana industry, is profiled in this month’s Rolling Stone.

WASHINGTON—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new report that it says highlights how loopholes in the current Military Lending Act rules are racking up costs for service members.

KYLE, S.D.–Lakota Federal Credit Union has been certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

MEDFORD, Ore.—Rogue Credit Union raised more than $24,000 for Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC), a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, through a month-long Skip-A-Payment promotion.