Right before New Years, Leon County Judge George Reynolds issued his ruling on the Florida Senate District Map. Reynolds rejected a map drawn for the Florida Senate by Sen. Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) and instead opted for a map drawn by a coalition...
Overall spending rose 7.9 percent from a year ago, according to the MasterCard SpendingPulse report, which tracks retail sales across cards, cash and checks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve. The uptick was driven by people sitting in the comfort...
NCUA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released its list of audits that it said would most benefit the agency in 2016. The information was included in the OIG’s 2016 performance plan. Among the audits it plans for 2016 are: Material loss...
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...