by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 16, 2018 | News
Malicious cyber activity cost the U.S. economy between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, the White House said Friday. The estimate comes in a Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report on the impact of cyber attacks on U.S. government and industry. The...
by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 16, 2018 | News
Two members of the House Financial Services Committee—one Republican and one Democrat—are circulating draft legislation that would set a national data security standard and require prompt notification when a data breach occurs. House Financial Institutions...
by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 16, 2018 | News
Sen. Orrin Hatch’s (R-Utah) recent broadside against the credit union tax exemption left a lot of people saying, “Huh?” Hatch had already announced he would not seek another term in the Senate this year, and Congress had just completed tax overhaul...
by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 15, 2018 | News
Fannie Mae will request an infusion of taxpayer money for the first time since 2012 because of an unintended but anticipated side effect of the corporate tax cut signed into law in December. The mortgage-finance company, which reported fourth-quarter and full-year...
by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 15, 2018 | News
The NCUA board on Thursday approved a pro rata distribution of $735,678,797 to eligible credit unions—funds that are available as a result of the closing of the corporate stabilization fund. “We have excess funds,” said Board Chairman J. Mark...
by GrafWebCUSO | Feb 14, 2018 | News
Increasing debt is the not only a problem for the federal government; it’s also a growing burden for U.S. consumers. According to the New York Fed’s latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, household debt rose in 2017 for the fifth consecutive...
