New home sales ‘rebound modestly’ in May
New home sales grew 10.7 percent in May to 696,000 annualized units, while April saw an upward revision of 38,000 units. Compared to last year, May sales ...
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USF FCU’s strategic planning process promotes alignment
$1 billion USF Federal Credit Union in Tampa, Florida, has taken a novel approach to collaboration by developing a unique, best-in-class practice for strategic planning. Rick Will, Ph.D., professor ...
Video: Cryptocurrency applications
Whether credit union leaders decide to offer or forgo cryptocurrency services, ignoring crypto isn’t an option, says Lamont Black, associate professor of finance at DePaul University. “You must do ...
Purposeful Talent Development: Why credit unions should offer continuing education for employees
The credit union movement is founded on the principle of people helping people. This relates to how credit union professionals work to improve the financial well-being of their organizations’ members ...
Credit union leaders convene in Chicago
The CUNA Board of Directors had a great meeting this week in Chicago as we took stock of what the CUNA-League system has accomplished this year and made plans to ...
Overdraft bill pulled from markup; ILC ‘loophole’ closure approved
Credit union trade groups scored a victory last week, when the House Financial Services Committee pulled from a markup a bill that would regulate overdraft programs at credit unions and ...
Executive sessions and the right to inspect
A federal credit union (FCU) member has a right to inspect the books and records of a FCU so long as the member has a “proper purpose for obtaining the ...
Subcommittee passes CUNA-backed remote notary bill
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee passed the CUNA-supported Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (H.R. 3692) with a unanimous 22-0 vote Thursday. The bill ...