by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 23, 2017 | News
Some 22 trade groups—including CUNA and NAFCU—are asking congressional appropriators to convert the CFPB into a five-member bipartisan commission whose nominees are confirmed by the Senate. “A Senate confirmed, bipartisan commission will provide a...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 22, 2017 | News
The NCUA conserved the $76.1 million Riverdale Credit Union in Selma, Ala. Thursday for unspecified safety and soundness issues, according to the federal agencies prepared statement. Though Riverdale posted a net worth of 12.58% at the end of the first quarter, its...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 22, 2017 | News
Credit union lending rose 11.8% in April with new car loans and member business loans growing twice as fast as other sectors, CUNA Mutual Group reported Thursday. Real estate grew at a slower pace as higher interest rates discouraged refinancing and purchase loans and...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 22, 2017 | News
The NCUA is asking a federal judge to reject the American Bankers Association challenge to the agency’s recent field of membership rules, contending that the new regulations do not violate federal law. Congress gave the agency discretion in defining fields of...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 22, 2017 | News
The NCUA approved only 11 mergers in April, the second lowest number of consolidations approved so far this year. The 11 mergers was the lowest number of consolidations for the first month of the second quarter over the last nine years. In the last four Aprils, there...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jun 22, 2017 | News
“What we are discovering from the research is that particularly, the younger you get, the less you understand what it means what a member (is).” Recently, this quote inside a story written by our Peter Strozniak, caught my eye. And, for me, it was quite...
