GTE Financial adopts families for the holidays GTE Financial Credit Union hosted families for holiday shopping sprees and a special dinner on Dec. 15. The event was part of GTE Financial’s annual promise campaign, Make Hope Real, which aims to...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its biennial report on the state of the credit card market. The report found that the total amount of credit line, number of accounts, average amount of card debt, and enrollment in online services...
The Federal Trade Commission reports that its law enforcement actions in a recent one-year period returned $6.4 billion in refunds to consumers, including $391 million the FTC sent directly to 6.28 million consumers. As noted in the FTC’s Office of...
The National Credit Union’s new Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion will begin operations on Jan. 7 and credit unions can learn about what CURE is offering on an agency webinar scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10. The webinar, “Welcome to...
A message from Juli Lewis, SECUF director: As we prepare for a new year, the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation would like to take a moment to thank YOU for your support and generous donations in 2017. As you are aware, the year proved to be very...
When The Financial Brand asked financial institutions about the Top 10 Strategic Priorities for 2018, the Top 3 remained the same as 2017: removing friction from the customer journey, expanding use of data and advanced analytics, and improving...
In an era when writing checks at the grocery store is an anomaly and having cash available is something people have to plan ahead for, many borrowers are jumping at the chance for a more digital mortgage process. When Fannie Mae rolled out Day 1...
The video recording of the Dec. 14 open meeting of the National Credit Union Administration Board is now available on the agency’s website. Archived videos of past Board meetings may be viewed here, and each video remains on the site for one year...
This massive overhaul of the tax code would affect credit union members in various ways by three major changes: reductions in tax rates, a doubling of the standard deduction, and elimination or curtailment of many itemized deductions and credits. ...
Filene will host a free webinar on Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. CT, focusing on attracting top talent to your credit union. In an ever-competitive job market, attracting top talent can be a challenge. Credit unions must think proactively about reaching the...