Credit Union Industry News & Updates

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Sunshine Act Meetings

This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official electronic version on GPO’s govinfo.gov. The documents...

Records Preservation Program and Appendices-Record Retention Guidelines; Catastrophic Act Preparedness Guidelines

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: On March 11, 2026, the NCUA (or `agency') published a proposed rule to solicit comments on ways to improve and update the vital records preservation program regulation and accompanying guidelines. Based on...

Dependent Care and Board Member Expense Reimbursement

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). SUMMARY: The NCUA Board is amending its regulations concerning the reimbursement of reasonable expenses for federal credit union (FCU) officials. The amendment revises the definition of compensation to exclude...

Partner Colorado CU Launches Cannabis Banking CUSO

Credit unions looking to enter the cannabis banking market can now turn to a CUSO for help rolling out and managing a cannabis banking program – something that is known to be a labor-intensive, compliance-heavy task.  Partner Colorado Credit Union today...

Cybersecurity Still Top Compliance Concern: Poll

Cybersecurity remains the top concern for registered investment advisors, with 86% of respondents in a just-released poll by the Investment Adviser Association flagging “cybersecurity/privacy/identity theft” as their “hottest” compliance topic...

How American Families Pay for College: 2017

Here’s how a typical family financed a college education in 2016-2017 according to the latest annual report, How America Pays for College, from Sallie Mae: Scholarships & grants:                ...

Acting Comptroller Endorses Fintech Charter Plan

Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika Wednesday endorsed his predecessor’s plan to issue national bank charters to fintech companies. Speaking at the Exchequer Club in Washington, Noreika also said that despite a lawsuit challenging the OCC’s power to issue...

2017 Breaches, So Far, Setting a Record Pace

U.S. breaches are on a record pace, again, following a record-breaking 2016, according to a report from the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center and Providence, R.I.-based CyberScout (formerly IDT911). The number of U.S. data breaches tracked through June...

Navy FCU Acquires Fort Meade Community CU

Navy Federal Credit Union has acquired a small credit union with two branches in Fort Meade, Md. Fort Meade Community Credit Union, which has been operated by Navy since Monday, is not federally insured and NCUA’s website does not have call reports for the...