America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

CUNA OTR Operating Fee comment letter

WASHINGTON, DC (April 26, 2016) —   April 26, 2016 Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428 Re:  Comments on OTR Methodology and Operating Fee Schedule Dear Mr. Poliquin: The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) appreciates ...

CUNA thank you letter to Sen. Reed – S.Res. 427

WASHINGTON, DC (April 25, 2016) — The Honorable Jack Reed 728 Hart Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, DC 20510Dear Senator Reed: On behalf of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), I wanted to offer my thanks for your leadership of S.Res.427, ...

CUNA’s Nussle commends CFPB for taking action against online lead aggregator

WASHINGTON, DC (April 22, 2016) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took action against Davit Gasparyan and Dmitry Fomichev, two co-founders of an online lead aggregator company that sold consumer loan applications without safeguards. Jim Nussle, President and CEO of the Credit Union ...

Credit unions concerned with NCUA incentive-based compensation rule

WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2016) — Following Thursday’s National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board meeting revealing a revised proposed rule on executive compensation, a rule that was last proposed in 2011, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) president/CEO Jim Nussle released a statement: “We’...

CUNA H.R. 4993 Hultgren Support Letter

WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2016) — The Honorable Randy Hultgren House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515Dear Representative Hultgren: On behalf of the Credit Union National Association, I am writing in support of H.R. 4993, the “Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act” (HIPPA).  CUNA represents America’...

CUNA response to CFPB Payday Lending Report

WASHINGTON, DC (April 20, 2016) — In response to a recent report on payday lending conducted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) president/CEO Jim Nussle released the following statement: “The CFPB’s report today highlights the concerns credit unions ...

CUNA HFSC markup support letter: H.R. 1486

WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2016) — Dear Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters: On behalf of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), I am writing in support of H.R. 1486, “Taking Account of Bureaucrats’ Spending Act of 2015,” as the Committee marks up bills ...

CUNA Volunteer Certification School taking place in Charlotte this October

WASHINGTON, DC (April 12, 2016) — Credit Union National Association will hold CUNA Volunteer Certification School in Charlotte, North Carolina from Oct. 16 to 21, 2016. Attendees will build knowledge of pertinent to credit union issues and have the opportunity to earn the Certified Credit ...

CUNA Sales & Service Culture School to be held Sept. 12-14 in Denver

WASHINGTON, DC (April 12, 2016) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has opened registration for this year’s CUNA Sales & Service Culture School, being held Sept. 12-14, 2016 in Denver. The school is designed to help credit union professionals transform their sales and service ...

Sen. Scott presses Cordray on credit union exemption authority

WASHINGTON, DC (April 8, 2016) — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) expressed concern over the effects of regulation on credit unions and community banks to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray Thursday, and Credit Union National Association (CUNA) took note of inaccuracies in ...

Josh Linkner to speak at 2016 America’s Credit Union Conference

WASHINGTON, DC (April 8, 2016) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) revealed today that author, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Josh Linkner will serve as the closing keynote speaker for the 2016 America’s Credit Union Conference on June 29, 2016 in Seattle. “Josh’s unique ...

CUNA analyzing DOL fiduciary rule

WASHINGTON, DC (April 6, 2016) — Following the Department of Labor releasing its final fiduciary rule, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) president/CEO Jim Nussle issued a statement: “The Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule is very complex and we’re evaluating its impact ...

CUNA Chief Transformation Officer Bell to lead engagement team

WASHINGTON, DC (April 1, 2016) — The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) today announced that Mollie Bell, who has served as the association’s Chief Transformation Officer since September, will be leading CUNA’s engagement team. The role combines what had previously been separate engagement ...