The Senate Banking Committee has passed S.2155, a bi-partisan regulatory relief package for community lenders. The bill will now advance to the Senate Floor with enough bi-partisan support to overcome a Senate filibuster, which means it could and...

The LSCU held its sixth annual Quail Hunt for FEDPA, Nov. 16–17 at Southern Woods Plantation in Albany, GA. The event drew 48 hunters and raised more than $12,000 for LSCU FEDPAC.   After the Friday hunts, attendees enjoyed a Networking...

More than a dozen bipartisan members of Congress wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai Monday asking for CUNA-requested clarifications of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). CUNA filed a petition with the FCC...

With news of the massive Equifax data breach still reverberating through the minds of consumers and financial institutions, we’ve learned that Uber attempted a cover up on a smaller scale cyber attack. Concerns about the length of time...

According to the Life Insurance and Market Research Association’s (LIMRA) Life Insurance Barometer Study, one of the top barriers to purchasing life insurance is that it’s not available to purchase online. In CUNA Mutual Group’s effort to make...

Twenty-three federally insured, low-income credit unions in 17 states have been awarded $536,000 in grants to support outreach to underserved members, NCUA said. Recipients in Alabama include: Alabama Teachers CU, $7,500;  NRS Community Development...