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ALEXANDRIA, Va.–The NCUA board will vote on its revised risk-based capital proposal at its meeting next week, with one trade group saying it is “disappointed” at the decision.

LOS ANGELES–Today marks the fourth anniversary of Bank Transfer Day, a Facebook posting that went viral and continues to raise awareness of credit unions as an alternative to banks.

PALM DESERT, Calif.–Credit unions may frequently talk innovation, but they are by design not intended to change much. And yet CUs have still drawn more than 100-million people as members in the U.S. For one person who bills himself as a futurist and hacker–the challenge for CUs now lies in understanding what will be “compelling” to consumers moving forward.

PALM DESERT, Calif.–Credit unions are focused on card security, but one person here told them they are basically wasting their time.

PALM DESERT, Calif.–With all the focus by CU trade associations on “advocacy,” Diana Dykstra said the question she hears from credit unions most frequently is this: “Where are the legislative wins?”

ALBANY, N.Y.—Another league has come out in favor of giving its member CUs the choice of joining the league without being a member of CUNA.

PALM DESERT, Calif.–The board of the California/Nevada Credit Union Leagues will in January of 2016 begin discussion of what “choice” should look like when it comes to membership in the league and CUNA.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union recently contributed $24,660 to United Way of Midland County.

BAI’s Retail Delivery Show was at the Venetian in Vegas this year, sharing conference space with a travel convention called IMEX, which made things interesting in between sessions. We couldn’t quite figure out what the “Hosted Buyer Lounge” was, but it sounded a little racy. We stayed with the banking.