Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the National Credit Union Administration

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background II. Legal Authority III. The NCUA Licensing Proposal IV. The NCUA Standards Proposal V. General Request for Comment VI. Regulatory Procedures I. Background On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the GENIUS...

A CUSO Business Model That “Shows Credit Unions The Money” – NACUSO

By Guy MessickAdvisorNACUSO Business Services “Show me the money!” Credit unions are having a Jerry Maguire moment. Credit unions need more money and they need it now. To remain competitive, it is essential that credit unions grow to meet the changing expectations of...

Thresholds Increase for the Major Assets Prohibition of the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act Rule

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would increase two thresholds in its regulation implementing management official interlocks for purposes of the Depository Institution...

Stealing From 12 CUs: Former Pot Pres. Pleads Guilty

The former president of the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association pleaded guilty last week to stealing more than $700,000 from a dozen credit unions and a bank. From January 2014 to July 2016, Nicholas J. Saulsberry, 30, created websites that claimed to be...

Get Ready: CNP Fraud to Hit $71 Billion Over Next Five Years

Merchants could lose $71 billion to card-not-present fraud over the next five years, and North America, the Far East and China will soon account for 80% of that fraud, according to new data from Juniper Research.  The U.S. shift to EMV cards and delays in...

CU InfoSecurity 2017: Visa Talks Multiple Biometric Authentication

How Visa looks to help consumers bypass the insecure login and password combination by advancing biometric intelligence was at the center of a presentation CU InfoSecurity 2017 conference in San Diego. With the arrival of mobile phones with fingerprint sensors and...

CFPB’s Cordray Blasts House Report as Misleading, Inaccurate

CFPB Director Richard Cordray says a House committee staff report that accused him of failing to cooperate with the panel’s Wells Fargo probe is inaccurate and misleading. In that report, the Republican staff of the House Financial Services Committee recommends...

CUNA Hopes Economy Finds ‘Goldilocks Solution’

While CUNA officials started the year predicting a 2.5% economic growth rate, they're now hoping they were too optimistic. Bill Hampel, CUNA's chief policy officer, said an economy that is too hot might cause the Fed to raise rates more aggressively, chilling the...

Face Time Is Real Time

In a recent article published in CU Times, David Baumann writes of a conversation he had with a credit union lobbyist who works for one of the national credit union trade organizations. In response to a question as to why credit unions have not had any face time with...