LSCU introduces its new mobile app. Not only is it an app for the League’s signature education events, like this week’s Southeast Credit Union Conference & Expo, but it is also an app for the League and LEVERAGE. It has a news feed...
CULAC announces the launch of their $30 for the 30th fundraising campaign. $30 for the 30th seeks to take advantage of the real grassroots nature of credit union activists – by asking individual credit union supporters to give at least $30 online to...
The 2014 Southeastern Credit Union Foundation (SECUF) Annual Report is now available online. View the report today to get a better understanding of the SECUF, the programs it offers, how these programs impact your credit union and communities, and...
Recently, the Florida Bankers Association went on the offensive by placing opinion columns in three publications including the Miami Herald. The column included the same old argument of how credit unions should be taxed and how...
On Tuesday, federal agencies issued a final interagency policy statement establishing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the entities they regulate. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) recently traveled to Cuba as part of a congressional delegation to learn more about the Cuban government, visit with the Cuban people, and discuss everything from the economy to education to trade. Rep. Byrne...
The Morning Consult, a Washington, D.C. multimedia company, is reporting on its website that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t believe the Senate will take up tax reform this summer citing that “We’re certainly not going to...
On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed HB 439 into law. The legislation includes language protecting Florida’s businesses, including credit unions, from patent trolls. The legislation creates a private cause of action for a business receiving a...
Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) Commissioner Drew J. Breakspear sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray on June 1. The letter was responding to future proposed rules for the regulation of...
Alabama’s commissioner of the department of revenue is on one of three IRS task forces looking to find ways to combat tax fraud. The IRS is investigating $50 million in tax fraud that happened during the 2015 tax season. Much of the fraud came...