BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—One-third of shoppers plan to do most or all of their holiday shopping online this year, and 71% of these shoppers are worried about identity theft.
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EL CENTRO, Calif.–Sun Community FCU here has acquired the members and deposits of a branch of Golden 1 Credit Union here. Approximately 3,400 members have now joined Sun Community.
SAN FRANCISCO—Coinbase, one of the largest Bitcoin firms in the world, is facing off against the IRS over privacy issues.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.–Teachers Credit Union here said it is partnering with CO-OP Financial Services to join CO-OP ATM, the nation’s largest credit union-owned surcharge-free network.
WASHINGTON–Credit unions that serve the cannabis industry, as well as those that have been contacted about doing so, could see any progress that has been made stymied should Sen. Jeff Sessions be appointed attorney general of the United States.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.– Beginning with the Dec. 31, 2016, reporting cycle, federally insured, natural-person credit unions will have until the final Sunday of the month following the end of the quarter to file Call Reports, according to NCUA.
DES MOINES, Iowa–In conjunction with Fraud Awareness Week, TMG Fraud Prevention Manager Ashley McAlpine warned credit union personnel not to be fooled by news coverage of distributed denial of service (DDoS) and ransomware attacks.
DUBLIN, Ireland–Regulators and other government officials investigating the failure of Rush Credit Union here have raised numerous questions, including what happened to 15 cars the credit union supposedly awarded to contest winners.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), has raised concerns about the NCUA’s budget increases in a letter to the agency.
BRUSSELS, Belgium–The European Parliament Credit Union Interest Group met here to discuss how regulatory burdens affect the economics of credit union operations.