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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Social Media Challenges for Credit Unions

The financial services industry has a love-hate relationship with social media. They like how accountholders can communicate directly with financial institutions but fear how startups use it to threaten traditional relationships. Almost two-thirds of American adults...

6 Factors Impacting Identity Theft Risks

The threats posed by cyber attacks and identity theft continue to grow as cyber criminals always seem to be on offense while consumers and insurers are on defense. A study recently released by Javelin Strategy and Research found that cyber...

Former Credit Union Board Chair Indicted

A former board chair of a Virginia credit union was indicted Thursday on 20 felony charges of forgery check forgery and ID fraud. Mark M. Whitaker served as board chair of the $101,630 New Bethel Federal Credit Union in Portsmouth, Va. from at least 2012 to 2015 when...

World’s Best Cities to Launch a Fintech Firm: Deloitte Report

Deloitte published in April an interim report on behalf of the Global FinTech Hubs Federation (GFHF) that measures the fintech environment in 44 cities. Three U.S. cities are included in the report, including one new city since the initial report was...

CHOICE Act an Effective First Step Toward Dodd-Frank Repeal: CUNA

The latest version of the Financial CHOICE Act, unveiled by House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) this week would provide credit unions with much-needed regulatory relief, Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer said Friday. And while...

PSCU Engages Mastercard to Help Fintech Startups

St. Petersburg, Fla. based PSCU, which calls itself the nation’s leading credit union service organization announced a partnership with Mastercard Start Path Global, a program supporting later-stage fintech startups. Fintech companies are businesses that...