The CUNA board voted on Thursday to modernize its bylaws to reflect a more open and inclusive form of membership structure. This change comes a few months after the CUNA board had voted to continue with the dual membership model. After having a time...
U.S. antitrust enforcers filed a lawsuit this week seeking to block Staples Inc.’s acquisition of rival Office Depot Inc., arguing that a tie-up of the last large national office-supply chains would eliminate important competition. The acquisition...
CUNA has announced its second speaker for the CUNA GAC, Feb. 21-25 in Washington, D.C. Longtime journalist Ted Koppel will discuss the likelihood of a cyberattack on America’s infrastructure and the potential consequences it would have. The...
Credit unions continue to see good news from Capitol Hill as two bills were passed by the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday that were supported by the industry. H.R. 2287, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, and H.R. 2205, the Data...
Registration is now open for the 2016 Southeastern Credit Union Conference & Expo, June 15-17, at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL. Take advantage of the early bird registration fee which will be available through April 15...
NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz was one of eight voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council that testified before the House Financial Services Committee. During the four hour hearing, Chairman Matz told the committee that the NCUA has a...
SNL Financial News featured LEVERAGE Business Lending in a recent article titled, “Community banks, credit unions square off for SBA loans.” The article points out that credit unions are new to the Small Business Administration (SBA)...
This week the House Financial Services Committee will be marking up H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015. The bill contains several provisions CUNA and the League have advocated for, including more stringent data security standards for...
On Monday, the Call Report data from the NCUA showed that credit unions had a very good third quarter. A closer look at credit unions in Alabama and Florida point to that trend continuing its upward trajectory. The third quarter was the best...
The first look at how credit unions performed in the third quarter came out on Friday. The NCUA Call Report data shows a major increase in loans, member business loans (MBLs), and membership year over year. Each also saw a healthy increase from the...