During the last six months, there has been much debate regarding repeal and replacement of Obamacare and the rising cost of healthcare and other employee benefits. Last year, the LSCU & Affiliates held a breakout session at SCUCE where this very...
CUNA staff attended Wednesday’s NCUA webinar on its planned closure of the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund. The NCUA issued a request for comment on a plan to close the stabilization fund at its July meeting, comments on which...
CO-OP Financial Services announced a free download of its proprietary research study, Digital Transformation, designed to help credit union leaders understand current industry perceptions, challenges, and plans for the digital age. The study is...
First Florida Credit Union committed $250,000 to Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) to support initiatives that will help local students and community members become future business leaders. The funding will launch the FSCJ Business...
Lake Michigan Credit Union has signed a definitive agreement to buy Encore Bank, a Naples-based financial institution with a branch in Sun City Center. The deal will give Lake Michigan Credit Union, with existing branches in Naples, Immokalee, and...
Each year, Congress recesses for the month of August, and July 28 was the House of Representatives’ last day before the recess, which goes all the way until Sept. 5. That’s how long the Senate’s recess was originally supposed to last, but Senate...
Congratulations to the LSCU recipients of the 2017 CUNA awards. These awards highlight credit unions that exhibit the credit union spirit through internal and external facing programs. The award categories include the Dora Maxwell Social...
The CO-OP Shared Branch network has surpassed Chase in its number of branch offices, making the credit union cooperative the second largest network of financial institution branches in the country. CO-OP Shared Branch now totals 5,671 physical...
QR codes, a type of matrix barcode we’ve come to recognize over the years, may become relevant in the digital payments arena. Originally invented to help track inventory on production lines and in warehouses, while they are still being used for...
This week in Washington, the House of Representatives has left town and will reconvene Sept. 5. Upon returning, we expect the House to consider the remaining eight appropriations bills that remain after passage of the first four bills last week. No...