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A humorous cartoon showing a credit union employee completing annual cybersecurity training while immediately falling for an obvious phishing scam. His first monitor congratulates him for successfully completing the training, while the second displays a suspicious pop-up claiming “You’ve won a FREE CRUISE!” with a large “CLICK HERE!” button. The excited employee clicks the offer while thinking, “Cybersecurity training complete! And I won a cruise too!” The irony highlights the importance of phishing awareness, employee cybersecurity education, suspicious links, social engineering, and thinking before you click.

Cartoon Of The Week: You’ve won a FREE CRUISE!

September 18, 2026

Cartoon Of The Week: You’ve won a FREE CRUISE! See Past Cartoons 9/11 – In Memoriam Happy Labor Day This […]

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A vintage Polaroid-style portrait of John Bowden Connally Jr., shown in a dark suit and patterned tie with an American flag in the background. The aged, slightly weathered photo frame is labeled “John Bowden Connally Jr. — U.S. Treasury Secretary — 1972,” giving the image the appearance of an archival photograph from the early 1970s. The composition evokes themes of U.S. economic history, federal financial policy, the Treasury Department, and the Nixon era.

Credit Unions Push Treasury to Update Money-Tracking Rules Stuck in the 1970s

September 18, 2026

The threshold that triggers banks and credit unions to file paperwork on your cash transactions hasn’t changed since 1972. Yes,

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A realistic image of a modern credit union branch on a busy day, with several vehicles parked outside and members actively coming and going through the main entrance. The contemporary building features prominent Credit Union signage, landscaped grounds, an American flag, and messaging emphasizing “People Helping People” and stronger communities. The scene conveys an active, accessible financial institution serving its members in person, highlighting community banking, member service, branch activity, and local engagement.

Banks Discover Their Branches Aren’t Dead After All—And MANTL’s Riding the Wave

September 18, 2026

Bank branches are back, baby. And the tech powering them just hit a serious milestone. Alkami Technology just dropped some

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A realistic image of a customer making a contactless credit card payment at a local café. The customer holds a blue credit card over a payment terminal while a cashier assists from behind the counter. Signs emphasizing stronger communities and supporting local businesses reinforce themes of convenient digital payments, credit union membership, community banking, and everyday financial transactions.

Credit Union Advocates Want NCUA to Clear the Air on Interchange Fee Rules

September 18, 2026

The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) just sent a letter to NCUA Chairman John Crews with a straightforward ask: can

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Photos of Amber Scales, Christine Wilt, and Lucretia Patrick

Several Credit Unions Announce New Hires; The League Celebrates Inaugural Advocacy Ambassadors Graduating Cohort

September 18, 2026

Several credit unions, including Marshall Community Credit Union and First Capital Federal Credit Union, announced new additions to their organizations,

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Desert Financial Ditched the Paperwork Grind and Nearly Doubled Indirect Deals

September 17, 2026

Indirect lending has to be fast-moving, dealer-driven and traditionally requires someone sitting at a desk manually checking bank statements, driver’s

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