Sen. Dorothy Hukill, 72, who represented parts of Volusia and Brevard counties in the Legislature since 2004, died Tuesday after battling cervical cancer. She was the chair of the Senate Education Committee. A resident of Port Orange, FL...
Achieva Credit Union announced it has successfully completed a merger with Preferred Community Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank in Lee County with $118 million in assets. This purchase brings Achieva’s total number of branches to 26 and total...
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is currently seeking nominations for four board seats. Volunteers may generally serve up to three terms of the duration of the term of office for the seat they are selected, as long as they are...
Congress could bolster consumer access and better protect credit unions and members by making legislative changes proposed Tuesday by NCUA Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs asked the...
The Southeast Leadership Development Conference is fast approaching! This conference, Nov. 7-9, is specifically designed for CEOs, senior level management, board members, and volunteers with the goal of providing the necessary tools to enrich the...
According to a recent survey from Accenture, holiday spending is expected to be higher this year than last across the board, and millennials are expected to spend more than any other population segment. The 12th annual Holiday Shopping Survey of...
The Federal Reserve has published a final rule amending subpart C of Regulation CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks) to address check alteration disputes when the paper check is unavailable for inspection. The rule adopts a...
This week in Washington, the House is in recess until Nov. 13. On the floor, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.302, the five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Senate is also expected to vote on H.R. 6...
Last week, the NCUA jointly issued an exemption for the Customer Identification Program requirements, Section 748.2 of the NCUA’s Rules and Regulations, for certain property and casualty finance contracts provided by credit unions to small...
Benjamin Teske of America’s First Federal Credit Union in Alabama and Sharmon Lenth of Coast2Coast Financial Credit Union in Florida have been honored as 2018 Credit Union Rock Stars, recognized annually in CUNA’s Credit Union Magazine...