As voters start to head to the polls for the 2018 primary elections, CUNA and credit unions will be supporting credit union-friendly candidates around the country. In Tuesday’s elections, credit unions are backing two [...]
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger outlined a number of top legislative items still pending before Congress and asked leaders in the House and Senate in a letter Monday to work with the association to [...]
Having a good credit score not only affects your loan interest rates but it can also mean the difference in getting that job you’ve applied for or moving into your perfect apartment. In general, [...]
When I first started my career in credit unions, the world was a different place. It was a world with no internet, tape based backups, green bar paper, and IT was called “Data Processing”. It [...]
In 1973, “Three Is a Magic Number" premiered as the pilot episode of the “Schoolhouse Rock!” series developed for Saturday morning children’s programming on the television network ABC. The title song and its accompanying [...]
My first day working in a credit union was almost 38 years ago. I was 18 years old, had just graduated from St. Mary of the Valley High School and decided to leave my 4 [...]
The long-awaited changes to the Bank Secrecy Act’s customer due diligence requirements go into effect this Friday, May 11. Although many credit unions may not deal with the type of sophisticated entities that this [...]
With total memberships of 110 million, credit unions have the potential to be grassroots powerhouse in Washington, especially when you consider the membership numbers of such lobbying stalwarts such as the National Rifle Association (five [...]
Is it time for credit unions to be more concerned about checking competition from some big-name, big-budget brands that also own fintechs? Despite the record level of deposits in checking accounts, the number of depository [...]
Kudos to our good friends at CUNA for joining in a petition seeking clarification from the FCC about when exactly the TCPA applies. Although I continue to get the sense that credit unions are not [...]
With the grant funds it was awarded, Members Credit Union was able to purchase Spanish seminar-in-a-box kits from CUNA, as well as materials for financial education sessions with Hispanic youth. Partnering with local organizations to [...]
Sit back and imagine your ideal, perfect workday. What would it look like? Would it be a day without meetings? Perhaps it would be a day without interruptions. Maybe your ideal workday is one where [...]
Last-ditch efforts by one large interest group and three state attorneys general have failed to rescue the Department of Labor's (DOL) fiduciary rule, which was struck down by the 5th Circuit of Appeals in March [...]
This week I think I will hold off on the 80s and 90s pop culture references and overall nostalgia and relate a common thread that most compliance folks may relate too. I am new to [...]
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has finalized its July 2017 proposed amendments to the Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosure (TRID) rule. The amendments are designed to address [...]
