adminThe CU Times released its latest group of Women to Watch in its most recent issue. Community South Credit Union CEO Jan Page was featured for her small town values. Page, who grew in Chipley, FL, where her credit union is headquartered, has led the...
Friday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott officially signed HB 1233 into law. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Cyndi Stevenson (R-St. Augustine) and Sen. Rene Garcia (R-Hialeah), now requires the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) to enter into...
The Center for Responsible Lending conducted a study about payday lending laws and found that the Florida law, passed in 2001, has not been protecting consumers as it was intended. The study found that “these ‘best practices’ are...
For the second time in three years, significant updates to the Alabama State Credit Union Act have passed the House and Senate. The Alabama House passed SB 209, the Alabama Credit Union Update, late Wednesday evening by a unanimous vote of 104-0...
According to sources within the NCUA, the board source is expected to amend the fixed asset rule which was passed in July 2015. The amendment will address the non-owner occupied/partial occupancy issues that were not taken care of when the current...
The report for February home sales has been released and the news is not good. Existing home sales across the country declined 7.1 percent or seasonally adjusted rate of 5.08 million homes. This is less than the 5.47 million that were sold in...