The CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) is just about a month away in Washington, D.C., and the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates wants to make sure that you, as credit union advocates, have all the necessary information...
The purpose of record retention requirements and a record retention program is to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective way to promote effective member service by providing credit unions access to important member information. It also provides...
The second week of the legislative session was scheduled to be one full of floor votes and committee meetings when the legislature arrived in Montgomery on Tuesday morning, but it didn’t take long for that plan to be changed with the threat of...
The second week of legislative session was a busy one, with a record breaking number of bills on committee agendas last Thursday. While several committees saw more than 100 bills on their agendas, many of the controversial policy issues are still...
The National Credit Union Administration will remain open, and individual accounts will remain insured, during the federal government shutdown. The NCUA is an independent agency of the federal government, and its operating budget comes from fees...
For Five Star Credit Union, it all comes down to the gross income. So much so, it has received a Raddon Crystal Performance Award six of the last seven years, and one of the biggest reasons for the success is the credit union is good at making money...
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney has requested “zero” funding from the Federal Reserve in the second quarter and instead will use reserves to fund the agency. Mulvaney sent a letter Wednesday to Fed...
Credit unions continued to increase their role as secondary lenders for college students last year, with their private student loan portfolios growing faster than those of other private lenders and the federal government. Borrowers requested...
Since 2010, members of Filene Research Institute’s Cooperative Trust have descended upon the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) to participate in conversations on the future and sustainability of the credit union industry. On Feb. 25, 78...
On January 19 the House passed the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954), legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and backed by the Credit Union National Association. The bill would raise the reporting threshold for certain...