NCUA Board Seeks Uniformity in Appeals Process

The NCUA board on Thursday agreed to issue proposed rules that would standardize the appeals process that credit unions may use if they disagree with agency actions. The proposed rules would replace provisions that are scattered throughout the regulations governing...

NCUA Loses Bond Insurance Appeal from $72M Fraud Case

A federal appeals court ruled against the NCUA last week in a bond insurance claim dispute stemming from the $72.5 million fraud case of the St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on May 18 affirmed a lower court...

Cost of CU Tax Exemption Jumps 32% in Trump Budget

The estimated 10-year cost of the credit union tax exemption jumped a whopping 32.3% over a year ago, according to the Trump Administration budget released Tuesday. The administration’s budget offered no explanation for the jump from $26.75 billion in Fiscal...