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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.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Companies that have had comprehensive financial wellness programs in place since 2015 are seeing a substantially bigger increase in the financial health of employees who repeatedly use the benefit, according to Financial Finesse’s Financial Wellness Think Tank 2017 Year in Review research.

TYLER, Texas—USAA has filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo alleging patent infringement on its mobile remote deposit capture technology.

WASHINGTON—Total retail sales rose 0.8% in May – the largest monthly gain since November 2017.

OCEAN CITY, Md.– The first-ever Miriam Lieb Emerging Leader Award has been presented by the MD|DC Credit Union Association to Travis Lane of DOLFCU in Washington.

HUDSON, N.Y.–The $31-million Columbia Greene FCU here has announced it’s expanding to a community charter. The credit union will now serve everyone in Columbia and Greene counties, New York.

FOSTER CITY, Calif.—Counterfeit fraud continues to decline, thanks to America’s transition to chip payment cards.

APPLE VALLEY, Wis.–Fox Communities Credit Union has been ranked as the number-one rated credit union in the nation for 2017, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual ranking.

WASHINGTON—Recommendations to strengthen the BCFP, including reforming the Bureau's leadership structure and placing it under the congressional appropriations process, were supported by lawmakers during a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing this week.

ARLINGTON, Va.—NAFCU has filed an amicus brief in support of Houston-based KBR Heritage Federal Credit Union's motion to dismiss an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit.