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?

Renewal of Agency Information Collection of a Previously Approved Collection; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget. SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is submitting the following...

Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance

AGENCY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Proposed interagency...

Renewal of Agency Information Collection of a Previously Approved Collection; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget. SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is submitting the following...

Credit Union Members Borrow More for Cards, Cars & College

Credit unions ended the year with consumer loans taking more spots in the portfolio parking lot, leaving a smaller share of the loan space for real estate. A preliminary assessment by CUNA and the Federal Reserve Bank’s G-19 Consumer Credit Report released...

NCUA Board Considers Share Insurance Fund Distributions on Feb. 15

The NCUA board will discuss Share Insurance Fund equity distributions when it meets on Feb. 15. Last year, the board approved the merger of the Share Insurance Fund with its Corporate Stabilization Fund. At the time, board Chairman J. Mark McWatters said that the...

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...