Sources close to the LSCU say the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a Prepaid Card Rule regulation, which extends protections that apply to credit and debit cards to prepaid cards. The aim is to allow consumers to monitor their...
Gov. Rick Scott signed Executive Order 16-230 declaring a state of emergency for every Florida county due to the severity and magnitude of Hurricane Matthew. The eye of the storm is currently just under 200 miles from the Florida coast, and is...
In this week’s Washington Wire, Congress has left D.C. in the lead up to the election, and the update this week focuses on the importance of the deadline Friday for comments on the CFPB Small Dollar Loan Proposal. CUNA’s comment letter, which will...
The 2017 CUNA GAC is Feb. 26 – March 2, and it’s time to make plans to be there. The 2017 Crash the GAC is an event that you don’t want to miss. The Cooperative Trust, CUNA, and state leagues/associations are joining forces in an attempt to...
In advance of International Credit Union (ICU) Day, the National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is hosting a Twitter chat for credit unions on Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. (CT). The Foundation invites credit unions to discuss ICU Day and their...
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, drawing attention to the need for online safety in all arenas, including your members’ accounts. With high-tech criminal activity and identity fraud on the rise, it’s important to be...
On Wednesday, the Alabama Joint Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform met for the first time in Montgomery, AL, to begin work on recommendations that will be made to the Alabama Legislature for the 2017 Regular Session. While this initial meeting...
FICO’s latest consumer finance trend survey has revealed that 20 percent of U.S. millennials aged 18-24 report using credit unions as their primary financial institution. This drops to only 10 percent in polls for ages 25-34. For the second...
The first presidential debate has aired amidst a media flurry, and the timing is right for CUNA’s launch of the next phase of its innovative Strong Credit Unions, Strong Middle Class campaign. Now, the Open Debate Coalition launched a new...
In the first quarter of 2015, the LSCU and the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation partnered with Suncoast Credit Union and CU Strategic Planning to begin Community Development across Florida. This initiative consisted of collecting data to find a...