The Department of the Treasury released a report Monday outlining more than 100 changes to financial regulations. CUNA is analyzing the report. “We are carefully reviewing the Treasury’s report. Based on our initial review, the report...
Last Thursday, the U.S House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration. As the full House prepared for a vote, members of the Florida and Alabama Congressional delegations went on the...
Achieva Credit Union headquartered in Dunedin, FL, announced this week that it has formed a national mergers and acquisitions consulting group to help credit unions buy banks. Achieva Merger Services will assist credit unions and banks in...
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs) Act by 233-186. Rep. Jeb Hensarling’s (R-Texas) legislation contains regulatory relief provisions that...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (Bank) has begun the election to fill certain directorships on the Bank’s board of directors, including the member directorship for the state of Alabama, the member directorship for the District of Columbia, and...
During March, credit unions picked up 592,000 in new memberships, loan and savings balances grew at a 13.4 percent and 7.8 percent seasonally-adjusted annualized pace, respectively. Firms hired 79,000 workers, nominal consumer spending was...

