Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Request for Information Regarding Enhancing and Streamlining Data Collection From Credit Unions

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration. ACTION: Notice; request for information. SUMMARY: The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is issuing this request for information (RFI) on opportunities to enhance and streamline NCUA's data collections....

Bank Conversions and Mergers, Subpart C-Merger of Insured Credit Unions Into Banks

( printed page 21391) AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the merger of insured credit unions into banks. The Board proposes to eliminate certain prescriptive procedural,...

Sharing is Daring – NACUSO

By Nate AndersonPresident & CEOrekindle The Control Conundrum My local community hosts a Tuesday night “running group.” They run together, then go out for drinks and food afterward. Every week they do this.  I’ve known about this group for over a year and have yet to...

Credit Union Accuses Trump of ‘Hostile Takeover’ of CFPB

A New York credit union has filed suit in federal court accusing the Trump Administration of a “hostile takeover” of the CFPB following the resignation of agency Director Richard Cordray. The Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union filed suit...

Student Loans Raise Other Risks as Debt Equals U.S. Junk Market

U.S. student loan debt now equals the size of the $1.3 trillion U.S. high-yield corporate bond market, presenting investors with a whole different range of risks. “Delinquency rates on student loans are much higher than those on auto loans or mortgages, due to...

NCUA Liquidates Riverdale Credit Union

The NCUA said Monday it liquidated the $54.9 million Riverdale Credit Union in Selma, Ala., which posted a net income loss of $14.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2017. Riverdale was placed into conservatorship in June 2017 because of unsafe and unsound...

Credit Unions Need to Be More Aware of Regulatory Activity

I recently spoke at two different conferences for credit unions. During both speeches, I asked the audiences (approximately 125 people at one and 105 at the other) if they were aware that the CFPB was considering rules to regulate first-party collections. I also asked...

Fannie-Freddie Watchdog Stokes Quiet Fight With White House

While the CFPB grabs headlines, another independent U.S. regulator is quietly locked in its own showdown with the Trump administration. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is in deep discussions with the White House over what to do with more than $7 billion owed...