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MADISON, Wis. – Increases in housing construction and rising oil prices will drive higher economic growth higher next year, while auto sales should remain robust, according to CUNA Mutual’s chief economist.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–The NCUA board will host two meetings today, both of which will be of high interest to credit unions.

SAVANNAH, Ga.–When it comes to payments, what’s going on with digital, with merchants, with same-day ACH? Does your credit union want to be a landlord or a tenant?

PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that discovery proceedings can begin in a putative class action litigation between FedChoice FCU and any members who may have been affected by an arbitration clause in the CU’s service agreement.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn.–Dan Stoltz, president and CEO of SPIRE Credit Union, was awarded the William H. Spurgeon III Award, while separately the credit union opened a new office.

BROOKFIELD, Wis.–Fiserv announced its Frontier Reconciliation solution is now available as a hosted software service (SaaS). Frontier Reconciliation provides organizations with complete balance sheet reconciliation automation, enabling efficiency gains of 60% to 80%, while cutting in half the risk of errors that result in financial loss, the company said.

While financial technology (fintech) disrupters and innovators were perceived initially as threats to credit unions’ business models (think Dwolla, PayPal and Starbucks), it is worth considering instead the opportunities they present for credit unions to compete more effectively and win in their markets.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Credit Union League held its statewide convention here with more than 450 people in attendance representing 91% of affiliated credit unions’ total assets, according to the league.

TAMPA, Fla.–Three credit unions and a research firm have joined together to publish an in-depth white paper offering “A New Look at Millennials And Credit Unions in America.”