The New York Credit Union Association is seeking feedback from credit unions directly affected by a recent U.S. district court ruling invalidating parts of NCUA’s field of membership rule – The Point

The deadline to register for the 2018 Collections & Bankruptcy Conference is this Friday, May 4 – NYCUA

May is Older Americans Month, and NCUA is encouraging credit unions to educate their older members on how to avoid becoming a victim of elder abuse – The Point

Mobile-banking apps are now one of the three most-used types of apps on consumers’ smartphones – CU Times

The Federal Reserve and central banks of several other nations are exploring the creation of state-backed digital currencies – CUToday

New European privacy regulations could result in more spams and scams hitting email inboxes – KrebsOnSecurity

Russia is displaying an extraordinary interest in blockchain, but some worry the country could push standards that would make the security of the technology vulnerable to surveillance and attack – New York Times

Fintechs that lend money to people based on the digital currency they own say they’re doing well even when cryptocurrency values plummet – American Banker

The state Department of Financial Services re-issued proposed regulations that would exempt credit life insurance from a previous proposal – New York’s State of Mind