(June 9, 2014) -- The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) submitted a comment letter in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) interim final rule to amend the VA’s loan guaranty regulations that implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...
MADISON, WI (June 6, 2014) -- CUNA has announced the date and location of this year’s CUNA Supervisory Committee & Internal Audit Conference, one of the few annual credit union programs developed specifically for supervisory committee members and internal auditors: December 7-10 in Las ...
MADISON, WI (June 5, 2014) -- Through a partnership with Ascensus, CUNA CPDOnline has added five new IRA courses to its expansive selection of web-based training courses. These courses are now available to CUNA CPDOnline members as well as for individual purchase at cuna.org/...
(June 5, 2014) -- Today, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) filed a comment letter with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on amendments to the 2013 Mortgage Rules under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z). Below is the text of the letter sent ...
(June 4, 2014) -- Leaders of the Senate Banking Committee have weighed in on the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) proposed rule on risk-based capital. Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) sent a joint letter to the agency ...
MADISON, WI (June 2, 2014) -- CUNA has announced that CUNA Experience Learning Live!, an annual program bringing crucial training updates and educational tools to credit union trainers, will take place October 26-29, 2014 in San Antonio, TX. Registration and event details are available at ...
(May 30, 2014) -- Today, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) responded to a Congressional letter seeking changes and clarifications to NCUA’s proposed rule risk-based capital for credit unions. The letter, written and circulated by Reps. Peter King (R) and Gregory Meeks (D), both ...
MADISON, WI (May 30, 2014) -- Credit Union National Association (CUNA) announced the release of its comprehensive annual research compilation for credit unions, the 2014-2015 CUNA Environmental Scan (E-Scan) Report. The report compiles and analyzes data to forecast upcoming industry trends and guide credit unions’ ...
Retain current system, seek meaningful reform; recommendations offered (May 28, 2014) -- The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) should not proceed with its proposed rule on risk-based capital (RBC) – given the flaws in the proposal and the damage it stands to cause to credit unions—...
(May 27, 2014) -- Former Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), who was speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998 when the Federal Credit Union Act was amended to establish the framework for current credit union capital requirements, submitted a letter May 23 to ...
(May 22, 2014) -- The House Financial Services Committee passed three CUNA-backed bills today as part of a continued markup from May 7. Another bill passed on May 7 by voice vote. H.R. 2673, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, introduced by Representative Andy ...
(May 21, 2014) -- Following Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announcement today that he’s taken his patent reform bill, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act, off the committee’s agenda for now, CUNA’s SVP of Legislative Affairs Ryan Donovan issued the following ...
MADISON, WI (May 21, 2014) -- Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is pleased to announce several key promotions at CUNA’s Madison office. James Carrick, Kristina Grebener and Marlo Foltz have been named vice president of their respective departments. “Over the last year, we’ve ...
MADISON, WI (May 21, 2014) -- CUNA is proud to announce the five credit union professionals who will make up this year’s CUNA Experience Learning Live! Advisory Committee. These five members, selected from a list applicants, will be the minds behind the program and ...
(May 21, 2014) -- Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) announcement that it will begin opening meetings of the Credit Union Advisory Council, Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council and Academic Research Council, CUNA’s SVP and Deputy General Council Mary Dunn ...
