In the coming days, credit unions should receive the LSCU & Affiliates 2017 affiliation brochure and dues invoice. The League is pleased to announce that for the eighth consecutive year, LSCU & Affiliates will not have a percentage-based...
According to findings from a new Filene Research Institute pilot program, location-based smartphone alerts and personalized messaging drive member engagement and increase brand awareness and credit/debit card penetration. The research is the result...
Yesterday, the NCUA board approved a final field-of-membership rule to provide credit unions with more flexibility to define communities and that will facilitate consumer and small business access to credit union financial services. CUNA...
The LSCU sponsored last night’s Florida senate debate which saw Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy clash over issues such as the economy, foreign affairs, and healthcare. The second and final debate was held at Broward...
In recent meetings on the Hill, League sources have learned the following on potential for tax reform in 2017: Law firms and tax analysts are bullish on international tax reform and are pointing to a surface agreement between Speaker Paul Paul Ryan...
A recent significant slowdown, and in some cases failure, of prominent internet sites affected a broad spectrum of users. Now, according to cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), co-founder of the Senate Cybersecurity...
Over the past several months, the LSCU Advocacy Committees and the LSCU Advocacy Team have been developing and finalizing legislative issues agendas that will guide the legislative direction of the League for the next couple of years. The agendas...
The NCUA board will vote on its final field of membership rule at its Oct. 27 open board meeting. CUNA supports the rule, as it would provide greater choice for consumers and provide flexibility for credit unions to better serve their communities...
Credit union mortgage market share held flat at 6.1 percent in 2015 according to Callahan & Associates’ analysis of the just-released Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. Callahan’s analysis shows that in 2015 credit union market share...
Credit unions will remain healthy during the next year, as memberships continue to grow, CUNA Mutual Group Chief Economist Steve Rick predicted Tuesday during the 2016 Virtual Discovery Conference. Based on recent trends, credit union membership is...