Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the National Credit Union Administration

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background II. Legal Authority III. The NCUA Licensing Proposal IV. The NCUA Standards Proposal V. General Request for Comment VI. Regulatory Procedures I. Background On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the GENIUS...

A CUSO Business Model That “Shows Credit Unions The Money” – NACUSO

By Guy MessickAdvisorNACUSO Business Services “Show me the money!” Credit unions are having a Jerry Maguire moment. Credit unions need more money and they need it now. To remain competitive, it is essential that credit unions grow to meet the changing expectations of...

Thresholds Increase for the Major Assets Prohibition of the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act Rule

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would increase two thresholds in its regulation implementing management official interlocks for purposes of the Depository Institution...

Credit Unions Maintain Auto Lending Drive

Sliced, diced or chopped, the numbers for 2017 so far seem to show credit unions are making more auto loans than other lenders and maintaining healthier portfolios. Experian’s “State of the Automotive Finance Market” report released Thursday showed...

Taxi Medallion Crisis Could Lead to Loss Reserve Increase: Metsger

The NCUA may be forced to increase loss reserves for the Share Insurance Fund as the value of taxi medallions plunges, putting credit unions that made medallion loans at risk, NCUA board member Rick Metsger said Friday. “Prices for New York taxi medallions at...

Two Former CU Employees Charged, One Sentenced

Kesha Kestler, a former accountant for the $1.3 billion Barksdale Federal Credit Union in Bossier City, La., was arrested last week for allegedly stealing nearly 50,000 from dormant accounts, including one of a deceased member, according to the Caddo Parish...

DDoS Attacks Decreasing, but Repeatedly Hammering Targets

The IT/Cloud/SaaS industry, representing 45% of mitigation activity, was the most frequently targeted industry by DDoS attacks for the twelfth consecutive quarter according to the latest Verizon Trends report. The Reston, Va.-based Verisign’s Distributed Denial...