The LSCU & Affiliates offices in Tallahassee and Birmingham will be closed on Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holiday. The offices will re-open on Monday Dec. 28. Monitor the League’s social media channels, Facebook and Twitter, for...
For credit unions that are serving a Cuban population, the U.S. Treasury has updated its FAQs on traveling or doing business with Cuba. The questions range from financial services to remittances to travel. The FAQs are for informational purposes and...
When Pres. Obama signed the Omnibus Bill last week, a piece of the bill secured the funding for 2016 for the Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program. The SBA is authorized to lend $34 billion through the 7(a) and the 504 program. This...
As you finish up last minute shopping and end of the year shopping, be sure to choose the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile and a percentage of each purchase will be automatically donated. Your support...
For the first time since January, the unemployment rate in Florida is not higher than the national average. The rate fell .2 percent to five percent. There are 486,000 jobless people in Florida. Alabama’s unemployment rate rose.1 percent to...
The Federal Reserve board raised short term interest rates to a target range of between 25 and 50 basis points. This was the first rate hike since the Great Recession. Callahan & Associates looked at what the rate hikes will mean for credit...