adminData breaches are a common occurrence these days – Identity Theft Resource Center reports a record of 1,093 data breaches in 2016 with social security numbers released in 52 percent of those and credit and debit card details in 13.2 percent. Those...
The LSCU advocacy team facilitated in-district roundtables with members of Florida’s congressional delegation. Gold Coast Federal Credit Union hosted Congresswoman Lois Frankel in West Palm Beach and additional credit union advocates from...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced four additions to its Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC) Friday. The council advises the bureau on regulating financial products and services, including how its actions affect credit unions...
The Alabama Credit Union Association, an affiliate of the LSCU, announces its endorsement of Republican Luther Strange for United States Senate. The LSCU Board of Directors formally voted to endorse Strange in their June 13 board meeting. Strange...
In his first two weeks as Chairman of the NCUA Board, Mark McWatters made a bold opening move in a letter to the CFPB yesterday asking for exemption for federally insured credit unions from the examinations and enforcement provisions of section 1025...
West Coast Federal Employees Credit Union (WCFECU), in Sarasota, FL, has merged with USF Federal Credit Union (USF FCU) in Tampa, FL. The combined financial institutions have more than $600 million in total assets and more than 62,000 members. The...