Credit Union Industry News & Updates

The Credit Union & Banking worlds are changing faster today than they ever have. Keep informed about what’s going on in the industry.

WHAT’S GOING ON AT CREDIT UNIONS?

Dependent Care and Board Member Expense Reimbursement

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board is amending its regulations concerning the reimbursement of reasonable expenses for federal credit union (FCU) officials. The amendment revises the definition of compensation to exclude...

Preemption-Federal Credit Union Non-Interest Charges and Fees

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction A. Background Federal credit unions (FCUs) routinely rely on third parties for a range of products and services.[1] In particular, third parties are crucial to FCUs' provision of payment cards, which are vital and deeply...

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise several parts of the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance located in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), subtitle A, to improve and...

CDFI Funding Cut Approved by House Subcommittee

House appropriations subcommittee on Thursday approved a FY2017 spending measure that cuts the Community Development Financial Institutions program 23% and makes the CFPB and NCUA subject to the appropriations process. The Financial Services Subcommittee approved the...