Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); National Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal...

Prohibition on the Use of Reputation Risk

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: On October 21, 2025, the Board issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to codify the elimination of reputation risk from its supervisory framework. This change aligns with Executive Order 14331,...

Sunshine Act Meetings

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Beyond DOL Fiduciary Rule: 4 Key Retirement Policy Areas to Watch

With the House of Representatives reviewing a second attempt by the Trump administration to push health care reform, points made during a Morningstar Investment Conference session discussing developments on policies beyond the fiduciary rule highlight key areas to...

CUNA Mutual Launches Data Analysis Service

CUNA Mutual Group announced Tuesday that it has formed a data and analytics technology and services business to help credit unions see through the blizzard of information to better guide their relationships with members. CUNA Mutual AdvantEdge Analytics LLC, based in...

Culture: The #1 Human Capital Challenge

A recent study conducted jointly by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and the Columbia Business School found that 85% of executives feel their culture isn’t where it needs to be. This fact, combined with numerous studies finding a strong...

European Data Privacy Regs Will Impact Credit Unions

Thousands of American companies including credit unions that do business with European customers need to reckon with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into full effect a year from now. The GDPR changes the handling of personal and corporate...

Former Michigan CFO Sentenced By State Judge

Michael A. LaJoice, a former CFO who embezzled more than $18 million from a Michigan credit union, was sentenced to seven to 20 years Monday by an Oakland County circuit court judge. The state’s sentence will reportedly run concurrently with LaJoice’s...

NCUA Receives $445 Million From UBS in Mortgage Settlement

The NCUA has received $445 million from UBS to settle claims in connection with the sale of faulty residential mortgage-backed securities to two corporate credit unions, according to the agency. “This latest recovery, together with prior recoveries, has helped...