Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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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...

Another Credit Union Prevails in ADA Case

ADA Code Washington, D.C.-based Department of Labor Federal Credit Union has prevailed in a lawsuit brought against it over the accessibility of its website, according to documents filed in a Virginia District Court. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff...

Wisconsin Credit Union Buys Bank

Acquisition The $413 million Superior Choice Credit Union in Superior, Wis., said it signed an agreement to buy the $79.1 million Dairyland State Bank in Bruce, Wis. The deal is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year pending regulatory...

GAC 2018: Legislative, Regulatory Waters Remain Muddied

The U.S. Capitol Building Last year, thousands of credit union officials flocked CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference. With a new administration and a new Congress, they had many questions about nominees, regulatory moves and regulatory overhaul legislation. A...

First-Time Homebuyers Make Biggest Share of Deals in 17 Years

“Open House” Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg Millennials are playing homeownership catch-up. First-time buyers rushed into the market last year, making 38% of all single-family home purchases, the biggest share since 2000, data released...

FIs Hear Mobile Threat Drumbeat but Overlook Them: Verizon

Verizon’s Mobile Security Index, found many organizations – including those in the financial services such as credit unions and banks – overlook basic mobile cybersecurity principles, leaving themselves and customers vulnerable to attacks....

PAL Program Can’t Replace Payday Lenders: Pew

The highly touted NCUA Payday Lending Alternative model is not an effective replacement for storefront short-term lenders that charge customers exorbitant interest rates, Nick Bourke, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ consumer finance project said Monday....