President Donald Trump signed a House and Senate-passed continuing resolution Monday night to fund the federal government through Feb. 8. Though NCUA and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operations were unaffected,…
Early-bird registration savings of $200 end Friday for NAFCU's spring Regulatory Compliance School, March 19-23 in Arlington, Va. Credit unions can save with the code SCHOOLSAVINGS until 11:59 p.m. Eastern…
To improve your odds of success in the future, find a stupid rule at your credit union and kill it, advises author and futurist Lisa Bodell. In other words, seek…
Visa is piloting a new dual-interface biometric payment card with West Jordan, Utah-based Mountain America Credit Union and the Bank of Cyprus, according the card network. The chip card will…
A bank regulator recently warned that managing third-party risk is a heightened supervisory focus. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in its Semiannual Risk Perspective report identified…
There is a lot of discussion in the banking industry regarding the potential and possible impact of Amazon’s entrance into banking. To recap some of the prevailing perspectives: “Amazon is…
In its2017 Diversity Report, Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) provided an update on its efforts to create a more inclusive financial services industry. Managed by the Center for Financial Services Innovation…
In November 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the Digital Marketing for Financial Services Summit in Brooklyn, New York. This conferences is one of the world's leading digital marketing…
Have you ever been lost? Maybe you left Google Maps behind for a day. Maybe you were in a foreign country. Being lost, even for just a few minutes, is…
As CUNA Chief Compliance Office Jared Ihrig mentioned in last week’s webinar on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility, CUNA has developed a number of compliance resources designed to…
NAFCU on Friday submitted another amicus brief to support a credit union's motion to dismiss a complaint filed against them in federal district court under the Americans with Disabilities Act…
The future of mortgages holds tremendous promise. However, today’s industry vision for how to leverage emerging mortgage technology is far too fixated on cost reduction instead of creating of customer…
Over the past 19 years, Amy Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective, and insightful political analyst with exceptional access to campaign insiders and decision-makers. In late February,…
The NCUA board will consider its Strategic Plan at its Jan. 25 meeting. The board has been soliciting public comment on the draft plan, which establishes a variety of agency…
In banks and credit unions, we spend a lot of time talking about why it’s important for staff to discuss products and services more in terms ofbenefits than features. Features…
As we begin the new year, many of us find ourselves taking stock of our performance in 2017. What worked, what did not, areas to build upon, ideas to leave…
Maybe your credit union has been on Instagram now for a few months, or maybe even a year... and you're ready to have your first successful Instagram contest! But often…
Hello Compliance Friends! Over the holidays, I had a chance to relax, travel and check out some old and new films. One of my favorite movies will forever be Disney'sThe…
Leaders and managers – both essential to an organization's success yet carry out vastly different roles. Or at least they should. TheHarvard Business Review describesthe differences in the two roles:…
The NCUA board willvote on its 2018-2022 strategic plan at its Jan. 25 board meeting, according to the agenda released Thursday. The meeting, NCUA's first of 2018, is scheduled to…
The House yesterday passed, by a vote of 243-184, the NAFCU-backed Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954), which would ease credit unions' compliance burden related to the Home Mortgage…
Office stress pervades every industry at every level, causing health problems, worker inefficiency, and mental health issues that cost U.S. businesses in more ways than one. A 2016 report by…
Northwest Community Credit Union in Morton Grove, Ill., was formed in 1939 with a church-based membership, and parishioners comprise most of its membership even today. But in the past two…
A former president/CEO of a Washington credit union, who stole more than $350,000 and burned bank documents to conceal her theft during an NCUA examination, was sentenced last week to…