by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
The Department of Defense issued new guidance about rules designed to protect service members from predatory lenders, but banks and credit unions are still confused. Neither mainstream banks nor credit unions were the target of Military Lending Act rules that were...
by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Hillary Clinton recently shared her plans for small financial institutions, including credit unions, should she be elected president in November. As the trades were quick to respond, it got us thinking, what do small credit unions think about these plans? Tell...
by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Credit Union Times’ virtual conference Defending Your Credit Union Against Data Breaches, scheduled for Sept. 7, provides vital help in understanding and defending against evolving external and internal security threats. The agenda covers topics such...
by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
The $577 million Family Security Credit Union in Decatur, Ala., said Friday it plans to buy the $24.4 million Bank of Pine Hill in Pine Hill, Ala. Although the purchase price was not disclosed, Family Security CU will “purchase substantially all of the assets...
by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Bill Belaney, who became the first full-time public relations director for a credit union 57 years ago, passed away Aug. 15 from complications he suffered from a fall. He was 89. Before he launched his credit union and banking career, Belaney worked for 12 years in...
by GrafWebCUSO | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Credit union call reports are not sufficiently detailed, the American Bankers Association said, countering credit union arguments that they are too complex. “Every federally insured banking institution is required to file a call report—different than that...