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?

The NCUA Staff Draft 2026-2027 Budget

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA's staff draft “detailed business-type budget” for 2026 and 2027 was made available for public review in the Federal Register as required by federal statute on September 29, 2025 as docket number...

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By Devin Hughes SVP Lender PartnershipsLendKey Against a backdrop of decreasing interest rates, emerging competitors, and federal reforms that upend old certainties, the stakes for credit unions heading into their 2026 planning sessions are as high as they have been...

The NCUA Staff Draft 2026-2027 Budget

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA's staff draft “detailed business-type budget” for 2026 and 2027 was made available for public review in the Federal Register as required by federal statute on September 29, 2025, as docket number...

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Growing Member Engagement and Loyalty Through a fintech partnership with ASAPP Financial Technology As the financial and digital landscape evolves, so do the expectations and needs of both new and existing Credit Union members. Today, members expect seamless,...

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NACUSO Member of the Month 90-days to Innovation:Turning Insight into Action for Credit Unions At Community Financial, we believe in the power of cooperative finance. And our beloved credit union industry is a unique one, because credit unions are built to care. We...

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You ask…“What is Collateral Protection Insurance”? Our competitors have done a marvelous job making Forced Placed Collateral Protection (FPCP) programs synonymous with simply saying “Collateral Protection Insurance (CPI)” and they do this because “Forced Placed” has...

NACHA & IFX Announce Merger Deal

API technology NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association and the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum plan to combine forces in a deal they said will speed up and strengthen the development of standardized application programming interfaces (APIs)...

Cannabis CUs Move Forward Cautiously: Onsite at GAC

From left to right: CUNA Director of Advocacy Shelton Roulhac, Weedmaps Vice President of Government Relations Dustin MacDonald, Budding Solutions Founder and CEO Shanita Penny, former Colorado Director of Marijuana Coordination Andrew Freeman and Maps CU Chief Risk...