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NEW YORK--As scams grow faster and more convincing, financial institutions are being pushed to rethink fraud prevention around a harder truth: stopping modern fraud now means defending against both technology-driven attacks and human manipulation, according to PYMNTS.

WICHITA, Kan.— The $500-million Mid American Credit Union has tapped longtime executive Kayla Stading as its next president and CEO, with the internal promotion setting up a leadership transition as current President/CEO Brad Herzet prepares to retire in February 2027.

ATLANTA--America’s Credit Unions said its PAC continued what it called a strong record in special elections Tuesday, notching its sixth win in six contests so far this cycle as businessman Clay Fuller (R) won a special runoff in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Fuller will fill the open seat previously held by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R).

WASHINGTON--The Federal Reserve would permit credit unions to use intermediaries to transfer funds through the FedNow Service under a proposal issued Wednesday, America's Credit Unions reported.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With more than one in five NCUA employees having accepted buyout offers, Chairman Kyle Hauptman said Thursday the agency’s sweeping internal overhaul is not just a policy preference but an operational necessity, as the regulator used its first open board meeting since January to address its reorganization plans, advance its deregulatory push and formally roll out a new strategic plan that embraces AI, digital assets and a lighter-touch supervisory framework.

BATON ROUGE—La.--Marvell Trevenski Jackson Jr., the Baton Rouge man previously tied to a fraud scheme targeting Neighbors Federal Credit Union, has now pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail in a sprawling scheme that authorities said hit multiple financial institutions — including several credit unions — and involved stolen checks, counterfeit items, smishing attacks and money mules.

WASHINGTON — CU Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education funding solutions to America’s credit unions, announced its student loan and refinance solutions will soon be available to members of $876-million OceanAir Federal Credit Union based in Oxnard, Calf.