Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs

( printed page 18304) AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and the National Credit Union Administration. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...

Chartering and Field of Membership

( printed page 17769) AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) proposes to amend the associational common bond provisions of its chartering and field of membership (FOM) rules. The proposed FOM amendment would clarify that...

Sunshine Act Meetings

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U.S. Home Starts Reach Highest Level in a Year

U.S. new-home construction rebounded in October to the fastest pace in a year, partly reflecting recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken South, government figures showed Friday. A pickup in permit applications for one- family dwellings indicates building will...

Credit Union Employee Helps Catch a Thief

Following an audit, a Louisiana woman was accused of allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from a credit union where she was employed, while an alert credit union employee in Florida helped police catch a woman running a fraudulent car loan scheme. Alyse Jones, 22, a...

Small Businesses Reveal Cash Flow Issues, but Optimistic Outlook

Small businesses reveal cash flow as an overriding concern in a web-based survey from Boston-based Mercator Advisory Group’s regarding payment acceptance, B2B payments and banking services use and alternative lenders. The research, “Business Credit Cards...

Senate Committee Approves Tax Bill, Preserving CU Tax Exemption

The Senate Finance Committee Thursday approved its version of tax reform legislation, which retains the credit union tax exemption. The bill now goes to the Senate floor, where it faces an uncertain future because it remains unclear if Senate Republicans have the...

This Thanksgiving, Bring Out Your Inner Oprah

Remember how much everyone couldn’t wait for 2016 to be over? I saved a cartoon on my phone the day after Christmas last year that summed it up perfectly. The cartoonist compared the year to a party guest who refuses to leave, illustrating it as a big round ball...