The Southeastern Credit Union Foundation is excited to announce 2018 Financial Counselor registration (FiCEP) is now open! This is a great program to be able to help your members even more. Please share this with the appropriate staff members in...
Biz Kid$ has been nominated for a National Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Program for Season 6 by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards presentation will take place on April 29 in Pasadena...
This week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) members issued a joint statement to describe matters that financial institutions should consider if they are determining whether to use cyber insurance as a component of their...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy extends an invite to credit unions to join a discussion on the information risks posed to small financial institutions. Hosted on May 7, the...
Each year, one of the most anticipated events of the Southeast Credit Union Conference & Expo (SCUCE) is the Advocacy Luncheon. This year, we are happy to announce that Kristen Soltis Anderson will be our keynote speaker at the lunch on June 7...
A new study shows businesses worldwide are under increasing threat of ransomware attacks, and employees often are the unwitting accomplices to such cyber threats. Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows ransomware is the most...
Lisa Brown, president and CEO of Tallahassee-Leon Federal Credit Union in Tallahassee, FL, will throw her hat in the political ring. Brown plans to run for Seat 3 on the City Commission. The Tallahassee Democrat announced her bid for the seat...
Florida’s VyStar Credit Union was highlighted in an article in CU Today for its outstanding record in growing business services members by a double-digit percentage each of the last 10 years. The article quotes Joseph Nowland, chief business...
This week, both houses of Congress will be in session. The House will consider several financial services bills, including: H.R. 4293 – Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, H.R. 4061 – Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement...
According to Jim Griffis, regional director for John M. Floyd & Associates, Overdraft Program Strategy is critical to any credit union and “complacency is comfortable, but the results can be costly.” He explains from his point of...