adminEach year, credit union supporters and advocates take their plea for fairness to Tallahassee with a simple message: Allow municipalities and public offices to have a choice when it comes to their banking needs. Current law does not allow credit...
Birmingham, AL/Tallahassee, FL, March 26, 2015 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released proposed rules to end payday lending traps, as well as ways to restrict how payday lenders collect payments from consumers. President...
Michael Tomko, a former Jacksonville credit union executive, has been appointed president and CEO of BrightStar Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in South Florida. Tomko replaces Colin Battle, who was serving as interim CEO, BrightStar...
The Florida Credit Union Association (FCUA), part of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates (LSCU), named House Speaker Steve Crisafullim R-Merrit Island, as its legislator of the year for 2014. Read More
U.S. credit unions are accelerating their growth in auto lending as the economy improves and many of the financial institutions make a concerted effort to go after car buyers. Credit unions have increased their auto lending by nearly 30 percent...
With the increase of job growth and consumer confidence so far in 2015, it is clear that the economy is moving swiftly in the right direction. According to CUNA Mutual Group’s Chief Economist Steve Rick in his February trend report video, we are...