America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

CUNA launches national search for new leadership

(March 13, 2014) -- A national search for a new president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) will be launched immediately, the association’s chairman said, to find a successor to Bill Cheney, who is returning to California in June to be ...

CUNA launches national search for new leadership

(March 12, 2014) -- A national search for a new president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) will be launched immediately, the association’s chairman said, to find a successor to Bill Cheney, who is returning to California in June to be ...

Patrick Keefe named SVP, Communications

(March 11, 2014) -- Patrick M. Keefe, with nearly 30 years’ experience of dealing with communications at the national level, is now senior vice president of communications for the Credit Union Natl. Assn. (CUNA), the nation’s largest credit union trade and advocacy group. He ...

Banks join CUNA in support of bill addressing patent trolls

March 6, 2014 The Honorable John Rockefeller United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable John Thune United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Thune: On behalf of the roughly 14,000 financial institutions of all sizes and ...

Credit unions support tax reform proposal

February 27, 2014 The Honorable Dave Camp Chairman Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Camp, On behalf of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), I am writing regarding your comprehensive tax reform proposal.  As you know, ...

Credit union tax exemption safe under tax reform proposal

Statement by Credit Union Natl. Assn. (CUNA) President and CEO Bill Cheney on tax reform plan issued by Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) “The release of the tax reform proposal today by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (MI) marks the beginning of an ...

CUNA gets dot-credit union domain approval

WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2014) --The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) recently received approval of the internet domain ".creditunion" by the worldwide Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers, known as ICANN. In 2011, ICANN announced it would significantly broaden the number of approved top-level domain ...

Dennis Pierce named new CUNA Board Chairman

WASHINGTON, DC (February 24, 2014) --  The Credit Union National Association Board of Directors elected as its new Chairman Dennis Pierce, president and CEO of CommunityAmerica Credit Union in Lenexa, Kansas, as well as other table officers. Joining Pierce as a table officers for the ...

PowerComment: a new regulatory advocacy tool

WASHINGTON, DC (February 24, 2014) – The Credit Union National Association and California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have announced that they are partnering on PowerComment.org, a new online resource for credit unions to engage with regulators on key issues. The tool, which is now ...

Letter from Bill Cheney to Chairman Matz on risk based capital

ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 21, 2014) --  The Honorable Debbie Matz Chairman National Credit Union Administration Board 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Chairman Matz: The Credit Union National Association is very pleased by your announcement today that NCUA will hold listening sessions in San ...

Credit unions gather in record numbers for annual Washington conference

WASHINGTON, DC (February 20, 2014) – House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD.), and Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Udall (D-CO) will be among those addressing a record number of 4,400 participants from credit unions in Washington next week (Feb. ...

CUNA President and CEO Cheney on Camp Tax Reform Draft

(February 20, 2014) -- CUNA President & CEO Bill Cheney released the following statement after news that Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp announced plans to draft tax reform: “For the past nine months, CUNA, Leagues and credit unions have been contacting members ...

Cost of Target data breach exceeds $200 million

WASHINGTON, DC (February 18, 2014) – Financial institutions continue to respond to the massive data breach at Target. According to data collected by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and the Credit Union National Association the costs associated with the Target data breech exceed $200 million.  CBA ...