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Fraud is out of control. Synthetic identities, AI-generated bank statements, account takeovers, ransomware. The threats credit unions face today look nothing like they did five years ago, and most institutions are still catching up. This hub is where we track the schemes, the tools for fighting back, the regulatory pressure and the real conversations happening inside credit unions trying to stay ahead of the bad guys. You’ll find articles, podcast interviews and straight talk from practitioners, covering:
Fraud is different at a credit union: When trust breaks, it’s personal because your members own your institution. Let’s work together to fight this scourge!
Knowing a bank account is real doesn’t mean you should trust the payment coming from it. That gap is where ValidiFI aims Compass, a new decision intelligence layer announced today. The company is a provider of alternative data and predictive analytics. Compass ties account validation to identity, ownership, fraud, relationship,
Q2 Holdings (NYSE: QTWO) has released The Fraud Intelligence Report: Account Takeover Signals, a benchmark study of fraud activity across nearly 200 U.S. banks and credit unions that finds criminals winning through patience and borrowed trust rather than brute force. The stakes are high. Javelin Strategy and Research puts 2025
“Our members are more than account holders.” That’s how Amy Engallina, Chief Marketing Officer at Credit Human, frames the credit union’s latest move. They are parents, grandparents and caregivers, and they lean on Credit Human when money gets complicated. Credit Human, a $4 billion credit union with more than 200,000
A text from your credit union should look different from a text from a stranger pretending to be your credit union, and until now it mostly hasn’t. Eltropy, the agentic AI platform for credit unions and community banks, just launched Branded Texting to change that, pairing carrier-verified identity with richer,
Fraud prevention that doesn’t annoy your members is no longer a nice-to-have, and the 2025 numbers from Alkami and BioCatch show why. Alkami Technology, Inc. has announced that customers using BioCatch through the Alkami Digital Banking Platform prevented more than $263 million in fraud during 2025. BioCatch supplied the data.
“The future of the credit union movement is being shaped by the choices we make now.” That was Anthony Hernandez, DCUC President/CEO and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, explaining why the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) and co-host Scott Credit Union gathered Midwest leaders at The Westin St. Louis, October
