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...

Outrage Over Equifax Data Breach Revealed in New Survey

More than half of Americans polled have yet to check if they were hacking victims of the Equifax breach but believe the credit rating firm should lose its credit bureau status. The Hoboken, N.J. based LendEDU polled 1,000 American consumers following the Equifax...

2 More Credit Unions Go After Equifax

Two more credit unions are suing Equifax for damages related to the credit-reporting agency’s recent data breach, court records show. Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Aventa Credit Union and New Castle, Pennsylvania-based First Choice Federal Credit Union, along...

NCUA Wants to Continue Push for Exam Flexibility

The NCUA would like to implement a flexible exam schedule that extends exam cycles up to 20 months, according to the agency’s draft Strategic Plan, released Thursday. The NCUA board approved the publication of the draft plan and is soliciting comment on the...

Credit Unions Wade Further Into Auto Loans Alone

Imagine walking through the palms toward the beach with an umbrella and cooler in hand. As you turn a corner, you see snakes, crocodiles and everyone else rushing past you headed for higher ground. Michael Cochrum of CU Direct calls the resulting insecurity the...

Puerto Rico Rejects $1 Billion Loan Offer From Creditors

Puerto Rico rejected an offer from Electric Power Authority bondholders to lend the utility $1 billion in the wake of Hurricane Maria, saying the deal would hamper the agency’s recovery. Investors holding about $3 billion of power utility bonds said the...