America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

Jim Nussle named President/CEO of Credit Union National Association (CUNA)

Jim Nussle, former House Budget Committee chair and director of OMB, named president, CEO of nation’s largest credit union trade group Credit Union National Association (CUNA) taps former nine-term congressman to lead credit unions WASHINGTON, DC (September 9, 2014) -- Jim Nussle, a former ...

CUNA puts out the call for 2015 Diamond Award submissions

Madison, WI (September 8, 2014) -- CUNA Councils announced today that entries are now being accepted for the 2015 Diamond Awards, an annual credit union industry competition hosted by the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council. The final deadline for entry submissions is January 15, ...

Task force to review CUNA system governance, structure

How support system for credit unions can evolve with industry to be assessed WASHINGTON, DC (September 5, 2014) -- A 12-member group made up of credit union leaders – including credit union CEOs, state league presidents, a volunteer at a credit union, and a CEO who ...

CUNA congratulates new NCUA Board Member Mcwatters

(August 26, 2014) -- J. Mark McWatters was sworn in today as a National Credit Union Administration Board Member. CUNA President and CEO Bill Hampel issued the following statement: “Congratulations to Mark McWatters on becoming the newest member of the NCUA Board today.  We look ...

John Magill to leave CUNA September 5th

MADISON, WI (August 12, 2014) — CUNA interim president and CEO Bill Hampel issued the following statement following an announcement by John Magill, CUNA executive vice president for government affairs and special assistant to the president, that Magill is leaving the association September 5. “John Magill ...

61 new Certified Credit Union Executives named in July

MADISON, WI (August 12, 2014) -- CUNA is proud to announce the 2014 graduating class of CUNA Management School, a group that has proven its drive and dedication to leadership over the course of a rigorous three-year program. This year’s 61 graduates were awarded ...

New salary and budgeting data released in CUNA Staff Salary Report

MADISON, WI (August 12, 2014) -- CUNA announced today that new credit union staff compensation data and trend analysis for the past year is now available via the 2014-2015 CUNA Staff Salary Report. This report is available for purchase at cuna.org/compensation. “This is ...

100 million memberships reached at credit unions nationwide

2.85 million joined between June ’13-June ’14; fastest growth since 2000 WASHINGTON (August 5, 2014) -- Credit unions have reached and surpassed 100 million memberships nationwide – equating to one in every three Americans – the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) announced today. The 100 million ...

CUNA urges NCUA to reduce credit unions regulatory burden

(August 4, 2014) -- The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) submitted comments to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) regarding the Office of General Counsel’s list of regulations scheduled for review this year.  Additionally, CUNA pushed for reducing the creeping complexity of credit union ...

CUNA, others urge Senate action on CISA

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and other financial service organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders today in strong support of S. 2588, the “Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014” (CISA), urging them to bring this critically important legislation to the Senate Floor as ...

CUNA-back bills pass House Financial Services Committee

(July 30, 2014) -- The House Financial Services Committee passed regulatory relief legislation today that the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) strongly supports: H.R. 3240, the Regulation D Study Act; H.R. 5148, the Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014; and H.R. ...

CUNA pushes NCUA, others for regulatory relief

CUNA letter outlines continued need for NCUA regulatory relief, need for NCUA to work with other regulators to reduce burden  In advance of the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) board meeting, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) wrote to the NCUA board regarding regulatory ...