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?

Nondiscrimination Requirements

( printed page 1467) AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is publishing this proposed rule to remove a redundant and outdated regulation regarding nondiscrimination in lending. While the regulation was intended to...

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statements

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board proposes to rescind its Interpretative Ruling and Policy Statement 08-2 (IRPS 08-2). Rescinding IRPS 08-2 would ease the compliance burden on Federal credit unions (FCUs) by limiting the...

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statements

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) proposes to rescind its Interpretative Ruling and Policy Statement 10-1 (IRPS 10-1), which was issued as an amendment to IRPS 08-2. Rescinding IRPS 10-1 would ease the compliance...

Credit Unions Name New CEOs, Retirements

Bangor Federal Credit Union named Basil Closson as its new president/CEO. Credit unions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Virginia and Indiana recently named top executive leaders and announced retirements. The $2.2 billion Truliant Federal Credit...

Nussle Tells Hatch Credit Unions Must Be Permitted to ‘Evolve’

Credit unions must be permitted to evolve, and that evolution should not endanger their tax exemption, CUNA President Jim Nussle said this week, in a letter to Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). Hatch recently wrote a letter to NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters...

Sen. Warren Blasts Equifax for Lax Cybersecurity in Report

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released the findings of a four-month investigation into how Equifax failed to protect the personal data of more than 145 million Americans. The new 15-page report containing the findings concludes...

E-Commerce Cyberattacks Grew During 2017 Holiday Season

ThreatMetrix, The Digital Identity Company, research identified 251 million fraud attempts, a 113% growth over 2016, during 2017’s fourth quarter. The report also revealed an increased attack volume originating from Russia. The Q4 2017 Cybercrime Report from San...

RiskIQ Alert Spotlights Bitcoin Security Threats

San Francisco-based digital-threat-management solutions provider RiskIQ’s in its analysis of cryptocurrency security menaces and tips, found more than 600 blacklisted bitcoin apps found across official app stores including Apple and Google. RiskIQ in an alert...