BROOKLYN, N.Y.––Polish & Slavic FCU has awarded $450,000 in scholarships to nearly 400 students in seven states in its annual PSFCU Scholarship Program.
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WASHINGTON—The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education, charged consumers illegal upfront fees, and collected monthly fees they falsely claimed would be credited toward consumers’ student loans.
WASHINGTON—CUNA has sent three letters to Congress in support of three bills that would clarify the ability of financial institutions to serve cannabis-based businesses in states where it is legal.
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa–In response to a new state law, the University of Iowa Community Credit Union has informed members it will change its name.
WASHINGTON—A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, will be banned from the debt collection business under settlements resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that they used false threats to get people to pay for debts they did not owe, the FTC reported.
RIVERSIDE, Calif.–Altura Credit Union here has made a $600,000 pledge to the planned Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry at the Riverside Art Museum.
MISSION, Kan.–Several-dozen leaders of Kansas and Missouri credit union leaders spoke on behalf of their members’ interests during a roundtable discussion for credit unions with Mick Mulvaney, acting director for the federal Bureau of Consumer Financial Protectio
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–VyStar Credit Union has become the first Fiserv client to implement an enhanced mobile banking platform that includes new alerting and card control functionality for its debit card users.
NEW YORK—JP Morgan Chase Bank is suing Landry's for $20 million in costs related to a 2015 credit card data breach affecting several of the Houston-based hospitality company's restaurants and entertainment venues.
WASHINGTON–CUNA has moved its offices here.