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WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal regulators to overhaul a wide range of mortgage lending rules, and while the White House’s public messaging repeatedly emphasizes “banks” and “community banks,” America’s Credit Unions is stressing that credit unions are clearly intended to benefit from the relief, as well.

Having spent many years both serving on a credit union board and leading as a CEO, I’ve had the opportunity to see governance from both sides of the table. That perspective has given me a deep appreciation for the delicate balance that must exist between management, leadership, and board oversight.

NEW YORK—Credit unions increasingly view fintech partnerships not as experiments but as a central strategy for innovation, according to the latest Credit Union Innovation Readiness Index, a collaboration between Velera and PYMNTS Intelligence.

DENVER—A Colorado bill that would bar interchange fees from being charged on the sales-tax portion of card transactions is advancing at the state capitol, opening a new front in the swipe-fee fight that has already put Illinois credit unions on alert.

NEW YORK— Millennials are facing a growing number of simultaneous financial pressures and are increasingly uncertain that the strategies they are using to cope are working, according to new research from PYMNTS Intelligence.

WASHINGTON— U.S. consumers added $86 billion in credit card debt during 2025, pushing total balances to roughly $1.39 trillion, according to a new inflation-adjusted analysis from WalletHub based on the Federal Reserve’s latest G19 consumer credit data.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.— MetroWest Community Federal Credit Union is facing scrutiny following a reported data-security incident that may have exposed members’ personal information, with law firm Federman & Sherwood saying it has opened an investigation after a breach notice was filed with the Maine Attorney General.

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal regulators to overhaul a range of mortgage lending rules, with the White House saying the move is intended to reduce compliance costs, revive community bank participation in home lending and make mortgages more accessible for creditworthy borrowers.

WASHINGTON— America’s Credit Unions and the Defense Credit Union Council are both urging lawmakers to modernize the nation’s financial privacy rules ahead of a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday, with both groups backing a stronger national framework while warning against a patchwork of state laws, gaps in oversight of fintechs and data aggregators, and added burdens on credit unions.