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...

Mobile Banking Benchmarking for Credit Unions

The average credit union released its initial retail mobile banking app 3.51 years ago and 95.4% above $100 million in assets offer a mobile app according to a new benchmarking solution. Atlanta-based FI Navigator Corporation and Boston-based Sievewright &...

Former Michigan CU CEO Charged with Embezzlement

Michigan authorities said Stanley Hayes, former CEO of the liquidated Valley State Credit Union, allegedly embezzled more than $710,000 from the Saginaw cooperative. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed 13 felony charges against the 45-year-old Hayes on...

FocusReport: Fraud

Fraud comes in many forms these days, and credit unions should keep their eye on one in particular – auto loan fraud, which is expected to cause $6 billion in losses this year. Learn more in this Focus Report.