The credit union partnered with Bloom Credit to offer members a new way to build their credit score by sharing rent and utility payment data.

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., urged the National Credit Union Administration's Inspector general to look into President Trump's removal of two board members.

Two Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration board of directors are suing the Trump administration for wrongful dismissal, a suit that could have implications for the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Credit unions are continuing to buy community banks, although at a slower pace than in 2024.

The National Credit Union Administration insists it can still function with one board member, but legal experts and industry groups say any substantive regulatory actions could face serious challenges.

The firing of National Credit Union Administration board members further erodes the political independence of bank regulators, experts say, in a way that could trickle up to the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump has ousted Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, before the end of their Senate-confirmed terms in the latest example of bipartisan regulator boards being undermined in Washington.

The unprecedented number of deals came in a year when banks struggled to find merger partners in their markets.

The trend of credit unions buying banks is a lightning rod for controversy in the banking industry. Despite this, such mergers are increasingly common.

The first Asian American to join the National Credit Union Administration board, Otsuka has had a career highlighted by consumer advocacy, a focus on financial stability and support for underserved communities.

The Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions honorees discuss their response to inflation and the challenges facing underserved communities.

This year's honorees demonstrate the courage and experience necessary to address the rise of digital commerce, AI, bank and fintech rivals.

Enforcement actions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still fresh in the mind of financial leaders have renewed hopes that a second Trump administration will favorably alter the agency's future.

The number of banks announcing plans to sell this year reached 108 by the end of Oct.; Truist Financial promoted Brad Bender to chief risk officer; Old Point Financial made Cathy W. Liles its chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

DFCU Financial reached a deal to acquire Winter Park National Bank in the Orlando metropolitan area. It was a record 20th credit union-bank merger of the year.

The credit union has been using Upstart's AI-based loan decision model to help creditworthy consumers consolidate their credit card debt.

Y-12 Federal Credit Union in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, said it would acquire First State Bank of the Southeast in Middlesboro, Kentucky. It was the 19th such deal announced this year.

Citadel Federal Credit Union's $6.5 million deal with the Justice Department settles allegations of discriminatory lending around Philadelphia. It was the DOJ's first-ever redlining order against a credit union.

The $3.4 billion-asset organization based in Phoenix said it would acquire 1st Bank Yuma in the record-setting 17th deal of 2024 involving a credit union buying a bank.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures designed to bolster consumer protection rules. The bills target several issues that have also been percolating at the federal level.