DOL Files to Delay Fiduciary Rule

As expected, the Department of Labor filed a notice Thursday with the Office of Management and Budget to delay implementation of its fiduciary rule via a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. OMB reviews generally take from 10 to 14 days and then once OMB approves...

Melrose Credit Union Conserved

New York’s tenth largest credit union by assets, the $1.7 billion Melrose CU, was placed into conservatorship Friday by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which appointed the NCUA as the conservator, according to the federal agency. The state...

CU Trades Continue Support for CFPB Commission

House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s revised Dodd-Frank overhaul bill abandons the idea of converting the CFPB into a five-member commission – a plan consistently advocated by credit union trade groups. Instead, the plan calls for the CFPB to...

CU Employees Becoming Commissioned Fraud Investigators

All credit unions have to battle fraud these days, but in Spokane, Wash., a few credit unions are taking the fight to a new level — some of their employees are becoming commissioned fraud investigators with the local police department. The move — done in...