by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 10, 2017 | News
An active hostage situation ended peacefully at Alabama Credit Union in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Tuesday. According to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, around 8:30 a.m. CDT an armed male suspect entered the main office branch, located at 220 Paul Bryant Dr. on the...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 10, 2017 | News
Two Senate Republicans are asking Vice President-Elect Mike Pence to ensure that CFPB Director Richard Cordray be fired “promptly” after the Trump Administration takes charge. “Given the CFPB’s unconstitutional structure, removing Director...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 10, 2017 | News
The community of the $3.1 billion Northwest Federal Credit Union is mourning the loss of Kevin Walrath, senior vice president of risk, who died Jan. 5, the Herndon, Va.-based credit union said Monday. He was 52. “It is with profound sadness that we...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 9, 2017 | News
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday appointed Peter Barrett of Barrett Capitol Strategies and Chelsea Pizzola, formerly of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, to his NCUA landing team. They will join former NCUA Chairman Michael Fryzel on the team....
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 9, 2017 | News
The first week of 2017 brought a number of new hire and promotion announcements from credit unions across the country. Plus, a Florida credit union executive received a business woman of the year honor. WEST The $618 million Clark County Credit Union in Las Vegas...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 9, 2017 | News
The American Dream of home ownership is fading fast, particularly with the rebound of home prices across the nation. Only 63.5% of U.S. households own their own homes, which is down substantially from the 69% of U.S. households who owned their home in 2004, according...