The cost of education is steep, and that factor is impacting the economy. Household debt is on the rise, but few realize student loans have become the second largest category of that debt, consuming much of borrower’s income and inhibiting...
Sources close to the LSCU expect the NCUA to soon announce they will be filing an appeal of the decision on the field-of-membership (FOM) lawsuit brought by the American Bankers Association (ABA). In March, the U.S. District Court for the District...
With preparation for the holiday season in full swing, shoppers are busily swiping cards at retail stores or plugging in their credit card details at online sites. It’s a joyful time of the year, but also a time when scammers are eager to take...
The Federal Reserve and Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection jointly issued a proposal last week that would make changes to Regulation CC, which implements the Expedited Funds Availability (EFA) Act. The proposal also provides an additional...
The Southeast Credit Union Conference & Expo is one of the largest credit union conferences in the country, and we celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, June 19-21, 2019! Plan to attend to hear dynamic speakers, play in our annual golf...
It is difficult to imagine getting back to any sense of normalcy for our credit unions that were impacted so significantly by Hurricane Michael and other recent major storms. Thankfully, these credit unions have exhibited incredible resiliency and...
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It’s been three years since financial institutions, merchants, and consumers were encouraged to shift away from the familiar swiping of payment cards in terminals to inserting cards with EMV (which stands for Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chips, and...
CUNA is engaged with several hearings in Congress this week, as well as a Senate confirmation vote on the director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. CUNA wrote to Senate leadership Monday in advance of its expected vote on Kathy...
This week, the National Credit Union Administration released the fourth quarter edition of its online newsletter. The latest issue of The NCUA Report features a joint column from NCUA Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters and Board Member Rick Metsger...