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?

Renewal of Agency Information Collections for Comments Request: Proposed Collections

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...

Community Development Revolving Loan Fund

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents Basic Information Eligibility Program Description Eligible Activities Application Contents and Format Submission Requirements and Deadlines Application Review Information Award Notices Post-Award Requirements and...

Beyond Processing | Core As A Strategic Enablement Platform – NACUSO

By Jennifer BerryVise President of Core Conversions and ConsultingSynergent For years, credit unions have viewed the core primarily as a transactional processing system—the operational engine responsible for maintaining accounts, posting transactions, balancing...

Potential Impacts on NCUA & CFPB by House Spending Measures

House Republican appropriators on Wednesday unveiled a FY2017 Financial Services spending plan that incorporates many provisions of the Financial CHOICE Act, including plans to make the NCUA and the CFPB subject to the appropriations process. The Financial Services...

Tampa Man Sentenced in CU Takeover-Illegal Bitcoin Operation

New court documents stemming from Tuesday’s sentencing of a Florida man revealed more than $60 million in ACH transactions was processed through a small New Jersey credit union that was commandeered to operate an illegal Bitcoin operation. Anthony Murgio of...

2017 Could Be Record Year for Fraud: CUNA Mutual Group

This year could set a record for fraud, according to a CUNA Mutual Group presentation given at CUNA’s America’s Credit Union conference in Las Vegas, on Tuesday.  Robert Jarosinksi, who is a senior consultant for risk and compliance solutions at CUNA...

Fiserv & GoldBean Help Financial Orgs Serve Beginning Investors

Brookfield, Wis. based Fiserv, Inc. is equipping financial institutions to better serve beginning investors with the addition of tailored digital advice and education to Wealth Management Network from Fiserv. Fiserv is adding these capabilities through an agreement...

CDFI Program Biased Against CU & Banks, Trade Groups Allege

The Community Development Financial Institutions program is biased toward non-credit union, non-bank grant recipients that are largely unregulated, seven trade groups, including CUNA and NAFCU said Tuesday. The groups, including the National Federation for Community...