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NCUA Board proposes NAFCU-sought FOM reforms

NCUA Board proposes NAFCU-sought FOM reforms

The NCUA held its February board meeting yesterday and unanimously approved a proposed rule that would reform several NCUA field of membership (FOM) requirements and definitions. The proposal includes a NAFCU-requested change to expand membership [...]

Open banking technology: How to get the most bang for your buck

Open banking technology: How to get the most bang for your buck

The open banking landscape is filled with questions. They are not necessarily about the value that open application programming interface (API) integrations can deliver to financial institutions (FIs) and fintechs — that’s fairly well established [...]

Five influences on banking and payments for 2023

Five influences on banking and payments for 2023

2022 was a very active year in the payments and financial services industry, and experts are now looking at key market trends that could impact 2023. When highly informed corporate leaders like Jamie Dimon and [...]

Be like Arlo: A life’s journey brings financial inclusion to others

Be like Arlo: A life’s journey brings financial inclusion to others

Nurturing a credit union community of diversity, equity, and financial inclusion begins at the top, and it can rise from the most unexpected backgrounds. In observance of Black History Month, the credit union movement continues [...]

Constructive feedback: How to deliver it with tact and meaning

Constructive feedback: How to deliver it with tact and meaning

For years, studies revealed that constructive feedback is critical to the successful evolution of professionals in every industry. However, researchers have found that although we recognize the usefulness of feedback, it can sometimes be difficult [...]

Don’t get fined: SEC Rule 17a-4 updates you should know about

Don’t get fined: SEC Rule 17a-4 updates you should know about

The First Changes in 25 Years, and Why? SEC Rule 17a-4 and 18a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which define a set of electronic recordkeeping and prompt production of records requirements for registered [...]

Berger meets with NCUA’s Hood on key issues

Berger meets with NCUA’s Hood on key issues

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger Wednesday held a meeting with NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood to discuss multiple topics of interest to credit unions ahead of the agency’s board meeting today. NAFCU Senior [...]

Proving our difference

Proving our difference

The CUNA research and policy analysis team had a busy 2022. We were firmly focused on collecting and using data to bring your stories to life and highlight the credit union difference at the national [...]