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?

Bank Conversions and Mergers, Subpart C-Merger of Insured Credit Unions Into Banks

( printed page 21391) AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the merger of insured credit unions into banks. The Board proposes to eliminate certain prescriptive procedural,...

Sharing is Daring – NACUSO

By Nate AndersonPresident & CEOrekindle The Control Conundrum My local community hosts a Tuesday night “running group.” They run together, then go out for drinks and food afterward. Every week they do this.  I’ve known about this group for over a year and have yet to...

Proposed New and Renewal of Agency Information Collections; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget. SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is submitting the following...

CFPB Wants to Fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

The student loan forgiveness program designed to help indebted college graduates working in public service jobs has problems with loan servicers that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to correct. According to a new CFPB report, “Staying on Track...

NCUA Conserves North Dakota Credit Union

The $201 million Citizens Community Credit Union in Devils Lake, N.D., which posted a net income loss of more than $900,000 at the end of the first quarter, was conserved Friday, the NCUA said. The credit union was placed into conservatorship for safety and soundness...

Retiring CU CEO Terry West Receives Distinguished Service Award

Terry West, president/CEO of Vystar CU, at left, received the distinguished service award from Patrick LaPine, president /CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Union. Terry R. West, who plans to retire a president/CEO of the VyStar Credit Union in August, received...

NCUA Board Seeks Comment to Simplify OTR Methodology

The NCUA board on Friday agreed to solicit comment on changes to the methodology used to calculate the Overhead Transfer Rate—an issue that often has divided the credit union community. In publishing the changes, the board proposes to simplify the methodology...

How to Stop Worrying & Learn to Love Technology

Financial professionals and advisors continue to adopt technology to grow their firms, according to a report released Tuesday by Fidelity. The report found that not only are more advisors adopting technology, those who do are outperforming their peers. The survey...

Houston CUSO Expands to Mortgage Originations

A Houston CUSO has expanded its services to originate mortgages for credit union customers. The new service by eCU Mortgage is designed to streamline the mortgage process and deliver more revenue to credit unions when loans are sold on the secondary market. The CUSO...