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H&FF Radio: Small-Business Owners, Health Apps

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

On this week's Home & Family Finance Radio, discover what makes small-business owners tick, new innovations in travel and how to manage your health with your phone.

Celent: FI Branches To Decline 30%-40% In Decade

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

The number of branches built by credit unions and banks are expected to decrease between 30% and 40% in the next decade, according to Celent, a Boston-based financial services research and consulting firm.

CUNA Closed Monday For Holiday, No News Now

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

CUNA's Washington, D.C, and Madison, Wis., offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. News Now will not post a Monday issue but will resume regular publication on Tuesday.

Thanks To CU Employees, 22 Lives Saved, Report Nation’s Media

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

While a vault in the now-destroyed Moore, Okla., branch of Tinker FCU is getting credit for saving the lives of 22 people during Monday's tornado, the stories they brought out with them indicate heroic measures taken by credit union staff to keep the vault door closed and people inside safe.

CUNA Contacts Fed For More Interchange Survey Info

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

While a new Federal Reserve survey claims the interchange fee cap exemption is working for small issuers, details about credit unions' experience in this area are not fully reflected and CUNA is talking with the agency to find out more about the survey results, CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney said Thursday.

Filene Report: Are CUs Measuring Right Performance Indicators?

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Key performance indicators such as return on assets, net promoter score and loan to assets, are used by credit unions because they are the easiest to measure, aggregate and compare, according to a new paper from the Filene Research Institute. However, they do not address credit unions' identity crisis--the need to form and describe a business model that is different from noncooperative financial institutions.

Connecticut Gov Proclaims Value Of Reality Fairs

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has sent an official proclamation to the Credit Union League of Connecticut praising the value of its Financial Reality Fair program. The program is sponsored by Connecticut credit unions.

House Approves Federal Student Loan Rate Flexibility

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Legislation that would tie student loan interest rates to 10-year U.S. Treasury notes, and allow those student loan rates to reset each year, was passed by the U.S. House on Thursday.

Mortgage Rates Rising, Could Impact Refinancing

CUNA News Now Headlines — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Fixed-mortgage rates in the U.S. are trending higher for a third consecutive week, putting pressure on refinance momentum, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday. That could help credit unions, which get a good amount of loans from mortgage refinancings.

Twitter Adopt 2FA; Here Is What You Can Do

Drendell_ — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:00 +0000

In the wake of recent account compromises, including Associated Press and the rampant breaches orchestrated by the "Syrian Electronic Army", Twitter have recently released 2FA (2 Factor Authentication), which is a most welcome addition to bolster users' security. It is not, however, the be-all and end-all: users are still responsible for choosing strong, hard-to-guess passwords. If your password is compromised, control of your account may be lost to malicious actors.

While it's true that, given enough time and resources, all passwords are crackable regardless of their complexity – a pass-string of 200 random characters is ultimately just as vulnerable to brute forcing as a password containing just one character – the aim of a complex pass-string is to make an attack chronologically infeasible. Let’s first take a look at the total number of possible combinations for a given base of elements:

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