Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union, Regional Director of High School Branches, and 2017 LSCU Young Professional of the Year, Megan Jackson was one of 16 credit union executives accepted to Filene i3, which Filene describes as a “program...
International Credit Union (ICU) Day, Thursday, Oct. 19, celebrates the spirit of the global credit union movement with the 2017 theme, “Dreams Thrive Here.” The day is recognized to reflect upon the credit union movement’s history, promote...
As the year begins winding down, credit unions are reminded to send in any PAC funds raised throughout the year to LSCU’s Florida office. Funds raised must be received by the last week of December to be counted toward a credit union’s 2017 PAC goals...
In a report released this week, two nonprofit public interest groups, the Frontier Group and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, analyzed more than 72,000 complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), revealing Americans 62 and...
Misrepresentation is on the rise in the home buying arena, according to recent information from Core Logic and others keeping track of mortgages. The risk in that area increased by 16.9 percent based on the most recent 12-month period tracked by the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a credit union roundtable discussion on Oct. 31 in Tampa, FL, for credit unions in the surrounding regions. The event will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET and will be an open forum...
NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, amended its Operating Rules to require Originating Depository Financial Institutions (ODFIs) to identify and register their Third-Party Sender members. However, even credit unions that do not conduct third...
According to a new survey by TimeTrade, “The State of Credit Unions 2017,” in-branch transactions are still popular among CU members, despite an overall shift by the public to online financial transactions. In the survey of 2,000 consumers, 46...
Last week the LSCU & LEVERAGE board of directors held its annual strategic planning retreat on Amelia Island, Florida. In addition to our planning process, we also held our third quarter board meetings. I wanted to share highlights from the...
The Office of Financial Regulation today issued a proclamation providing guidance to Florida’s financial institutions in areas where impacts of Tropical Storm Nate are forecasted. Click Proclamation OFR. For additional details, click OFR Issues...