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The New York credit union is using robotic process automation tech from Blue Prism to handle time-consuming tasks related to data entry, collections and other needs. This frees up its employees to focus on the organization's expansion.

The wealth programs in the channel are going through a significant shift amid major recruiting moves and consolidation, according to a consultant’s report.

Even "lifers" are considering new jobs as financial institutions bulk up to expand into new markets.

After failing to win funding for a direct-lending program last year, Small Business Administration chief Isabella Casillas Guzman says the agency continues to study the option because banks and credit unions are making fewer small-dollar 7(a) loans than several years ago.

With new guidance and a simplified chartering process, the National Credit Union Administration seeks to counter the trend of closures and consolidations.

LincolnWay Community Bank in Illinois has agreed to be sold to CoVantage in Wisconsin, adding to a trend of bank-credit union deals that has drawn backlash from many small-bank executives.

Although small banks and credit unions are enjoying healthier loan portfolios, they are also bracing for potential setbacks due to higher interest rates and inflation.

The National Credit Union Administration took steps to increase hires of women, minorities and people with disabilities in 2021, making its staff more representative of the general population.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

Regulators in a half dozen states have now thrown at least temporary roadblocks in front of credit unions’ effort to buy community banks.