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WASHINGTON—Legal and illegal migrants sent $53.4 billion in remittances back to Mexico and Central America in 2018, or approximately double the estimated cost of building a border barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a World Bank report.

BRIGHTON, Mich.--Lake Trust Credit Union has named Linda Douglas vice president.

WICHITA, Kans.--Credit Union of America has promoted several employees.

MANCHESTER, N.H.— St. Mary’s Bank has promoted Samantha Desfosses to Branch Sales & Services Manager of its Hudson branch.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–During a relatively low-key meeting here, the NCUA board OK’d the 2019 Annual Performance Plan, adjusted Civil Money Penalties for inflation, approved one state’s request for changes to its Member Business Loan Rule, and got an update on the agency’s redesigned website. 

FORT WASHINGTON, Penn. — Genevieve  Endy O’Kane, principal of Stephen Decatur Elementary School in Philadelphia, agreed to kiss a pig at TruMark Financial’s annual Kiss A Pig Financial Literacy fundraiser in 2014, with the goal of receiving a grant for personal finance resources.

LOWELL, Mass. –Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union closed out 2018 with its last Give-A-Click campaign with Gateways Community Services as the winner.

ONTARIO, Calif.– The Richard Myles Johnson (RMJ) Foundation reported that its Bite of Reality program in 2018 reached more students than ever before, while the number of credit unions involved and the use of its app both increased.

HANGZHOU, China—Ant Financial, the Chinese e-commerce giant partly owned by Alibaba, is rumored to be looking to acquire British currency exchange startup WorldFirst for around $700 million, according to a new report.

WICHITA, Kan–Credit Union of America (CUA) has partnered with Currency Marketing to bring free financial literacy resources called “It’s a MONEY THING” to local teachers and families.