The Florida Senate approved a new redistricting map by a 22-18 vote. However, during the process Sen. Matt Gaetz (R-Niceville) called Sen. Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater) a bully for remarks he made about previous attempts at redistricting. Sen. Latvala...
The 247 member Republican conference voted on Wednesday to elect Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the next speaker of the house. Rep. Ryan garnered 200 votes, while Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) picked up 43. Rep. Ryan will become the youngest speaker since...
This past week, retailers began a campaign to encourage attorneys general from around the country to sign on to a letter urging Congress to require financial institutions to adopt PIN technology for cards issued to their consumers. The letter...
Moving in to the eighth week of the run, the 2015 Cooperative Image Campaign shareable content ads passed a major milestone. The three ads collectively now have one million views on YouTube. The “Kids Petting Zoo,” is leading in the...
Credit unions have recently been given high-profile cover stories in the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Birmingham Business Journal. Each story looked at how credit unions are serving their members, the struggles in the marketplace, and how...
The competition is heating up for the CUES Next Top Credit Union Executive (NTCUE)! Judges have chosen the top five finalists which includes America’s First Federal Credit Union’s Jimese Harkley. Last week each of the five finalists...
The U.S. Senate voted to stop debate on S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, on Thursday by a 83-14 vote. The bill makes it easier for companies to share information about cyber attacks and also share with the government without the...
CUNA Mutual Group Chief Economist Steven Ricks told Discovery Conference attendees that credit unions can expect to see strong growth in loans, savings, and memberships as the economy continues to experience healthy growth in the coming years. He...
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) and the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) announced today that they signed a letter of intent to combine many of their operations into a jointly owned subsidiary that will...
The NCUA announced an agreement with Barclay’s Capital and Wachovia to resolve claims related to purchases of faulty residential mortgage-backed securities by corporate credit unions that resulted in heavy losses. Through the agreement, Barclays...