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WESTBROOK, Maine—“Wicked Whoopies” are among the testimonials that are in the latest flight of ads that are part of the Maine Credit Union League’s statewide awareness campaign, themed “Own It.”

NEW YORK–The annual transaction volume of online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms will increase by an average of 80% over the next five years, according to a projection by Statista’s Digital Market Outlook.

WASHINGTON—The CFBP has taken action against CarHop, one of the country’s biggest “buy-here, pay-here” auto dealers, and its affiliated financing company, Universal Acceptance Corporation, for providing damaging, inaccurate consumer information to credit reporting companies.

MANITOWOC, Wis.–UnitedOne Credit Union here has selected FMSI’s Omnix Staff Scheduler, Omnix Interactive Dashboard, and Omnix Performance Analytics solutions.

ADRIAN, Mich.–David Chambers, the only president Lenco Credit Union here has had in its 40-year history and its first paid employee, was honored for his career as he prepares to retire Dec. 31.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.—GrooveCar announced that four more credit unions have joined the company’s online auto buying service.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–NCUA’s chief economist is cautioning that while the strengthening economy is good for credit unions, there is still uncertainty about the economic outlook and future path of interest rates.

PLEASANTON, Calif.—Safeway is investigating the possibility of thieves placing card skimmers on POS terminals at several of the grocery chain’s locations. A report claims that two stores in the Bay Area could have been effected.

WASHINGTON–The FDIC said it has reached settlements with WEX Bank, Midvale, Utah, and Higher One, Inc., New Haven, Conn., an institution-affiliated party of WEX Bank, for deceptive practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

PORTLAND, Ore.—The rapid rise of the online bank Simple was profiled by USA Today, which noted that while it may be a banking service, its CEO and co-founder does not want consumers to view it that way.