The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rejection of a bipartisan call for regulatory relief is troubling, and the bureau has been strongly encouraged by CUNA and all 37 credit union leagues, including LSCU, to reconsider this move. A...
Terry West, president/CEO of VyStar CU, of Jacksonville, FL, was one of three CUNA members named by the Federal Reserve board of governors to the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council earlier this week. West has been part of the credit...
LSCU announces its support of Purple Heart Homes, a national public charity based in Statesville, N.C. The organization is committed to ensuring quality of life solutions for disabled American Veterans from all eras. Credit unions participating in...
The U.S. presidential election is on the horizon, and cooperatives have concerns about what the future holds for their members. In response to these concerns, CUNA has launched a campaign that stresses the role of credit unions in empowering the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently decided to revisit the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule (TRID), also known as “Know Before You Owe.” League sources have provided a summary of proposed changes to the rule...
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) this week launched a new website, www.CUstrong.com, as part of a strategic membership and messaging campaign to drive home the benefits of...
TransUnion just released a survey revealing that credit union membership grew at more than three times the credit activity at other financial institutions in the first quarter of the year. Credit unions experienced a year-over-year growth rate of 6...
Yesterday the Alabama House of Representatives Republican Caucus met to decide who to support for Speaker of the House when the Legislature meets later this month. The position, vacated with the felony conviction of former Speaker Mike Hubbard (R...
Escalating credit card fraud reports have catapulted Florida to the top of the list nationally with the largest increase in 10 years, says data collected by Value Penguin, a financial information web site. This is the second year in a row that the...
Late Friday, the League received word that the Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously passed an amendment to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar relating to Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTAs). The amendment, which was sought by the...