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NACHA & IFX Announce Merger Deal

API technology NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association and the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum plan to combine forces in a deal they said will speed up and strengthen the development of standardized application programming interfaces (APIs)...

Cannabis CUs Move Forward Cautiously: Onsite at GAC

From left to right: CUNA Director of Advocacy Shelton Roulhac, Weedmaps Vice President of Government Relations Dustin MacDonald, Budding Solutions Founder and CEO Shanita Penny, former Colorado Director of Marijuana Coordination Andrew Freeman and Maps CU Chief Risk...

New Credit Union CEOs Take Over in 2018

Credit Unions in California, Oregon, Virginia, Kentucky and New York recently named new CEOs. Gary Rodrigues was promoted to president/CEO of the $9.5 billion Star One Credit Union in Sunnyvale, California’s fourth largest credit union by assets. He succeeded...

Democrats Push Senate Leaders to Keep CFPB Out of Appropriations

A group of 40 Democratic senators is calling on Senate leaders to ensure that any final appropriations measure does not include a provision making the CFPB subject to the annual appropriations process. “Independent funding for the CFPB is critical for the agency...

House Passes Bill to Increase HMDA Reporting Threshold

The House on Thursday passed legislation that would exempt many credit unions from certain reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Voting 243-184, the House passed H.R. 2954, which would increase the threshold that triggers HMDA disclosures to...

Malicious Chrome Extensions Infiltrate FI Enterprises

Seattle-based ICEBRG’s Security Research Team discovered four malicious Google Chrome extensions affecting some 500,000 users. These provide a substantial pool of resources to use for fraudulent purposes and financial theft. While performing a routine...

NCUA Board to Consider Strategic Plan on Jan. 25

The NCUA board will consider its Strategic Plan at its Jan. 25 meeting. The board has been soliciting public comment on the draft plan, which establishes a variety of agency goals and objectives. The board also will consider its 2018 annual performance plan at the...

Credit Unions Fill Loan Gaps for More Students

Credit unions continued to increase their role as secondary lenders for college students last year, with their private student loan portfolios growing faster than those of other private lenders and the federal government. Borrowers requested forbearance on their...