On Thursday, Nov. 15, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the Small Business Credit Protection Act, legislation that would require credit bureaus to inform small businesses, such as credit unions, within 30 days of a...
If you haven’t yet made plans to attend the 2019 State Advocacy Conference for Alabama or Florida, we have just one question for you – what are you waiting for? If you still need a little convincing, the LSCU & Affiliates advocacy team...
Due to the priority of the SECUF’s disaster relief efforts, Cash Hash had been put on hold. However, we’re back and ready to tackle the new year! Join us Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. ET as we discuss ways to get ahead during the holidays and to...
The “Whole Story” of Retirement: Making Retirement Planning a Year-Round Commitment By now, you’ve probably heard the shocking numbers behind the retirement crisis. One-third of Americans have $1,000 or less saved for retirement1, and nearly one in...
To help credit unions maximize the value of their critical communications, LEVERAGE, in partnership with Diamond Communication Solutions and its agent, Print Resources, Inc., has created an array of products and services that can be combined and...
Jan Page, CEO of Community South Credit Union in Chipley, FL, had her column published online in Credit Union Journal as she relayed the experiences her credit union employees and members encountered when Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle on Oct...
Credit unions have a long history of safeguarding information and are subject to numerous requirements, unlike others that use or maintain consumer information, CUNA wrote to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...
CUES elected its board officers for 2018-2019 during its CEO/Executive Team Network in Nashville, TN, naming Stu Ramsey board chairman. Ramsey is president/CEO of Pen Air FCU in Pensacola, FL, and is secretary of the LEVERAGE Board of Directors...
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new loan-level dataset collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO) that provides insights into borrowers’...
The middle class believes their ability to achieve the American Dream remains alive, but their own assessment of their financial security suggests they may be too optimistic, according to a new survey from CUNA Mutual Group, the leading provider of...