Filene will host a free webinar, “The Intersection of People and Ideas: Where Innovation Creates Impact,” on April 19 at 2 p.m. CT. Innovation is more than a buzzword. It can ignite new resolutions, resources and ideas and fuel your...
In 2000, the National Endowment for Financial Education introduced Youth Financial Literacy Day and transitioned it into the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. This way the event does not promote any one organization and instead...
The Treasury Department released recommendations on April 3 to reform the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a 40-year old law meant to increase access to banking services to low- and moderate-income communities. Credit unions are not subject to CRA...
The Federal Reserve announced that work will begin this month on a new study that will measure fraud and associated costs in the U.S. payments system and identify the causes and contributing factors to fraud. The study is part of the Federal...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released its semi-annual report on April 2, highlighting the bureau’s work. This is the first report issued by Acting Director Mick Mulvaney and it includes his four recommendations for statutory...
The LSCU is accepting nominations for the 2018 CUNA Awards and encourages all credit unions to recognize outstanding individuals who contribute to their organization and community. The deadline for credit union submissions is June 30. CUNA’s...
CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel Leah Dempsey appeared on the Brownstein Client Conversations podcast Monday to discuss the state of frivolous lawsuits hitting credit unions due to uncertainty with how the Americans with Disabilities Act...
The House and Senate are on recess this week due to the Easter and Passover holidays, but will be back on the grind next week. In Alabama, favorable changes are underway. Alabama Credit Union Act Update: Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation updating the...
April is National Volunteer Month, and CUNA Mutual Group is one organization committed to volunteering as part of its company culture. We can all see the benefits it has for the people and communities we serve. But, did you know it’s good for your...
NCUA General Counsel Michael McKenna recently issued a legal opinion letter from the agency on loan participations. An inquiry was made about whether a loan participation must meet the requirements of NCUA’s loan participations regulation throughout...