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It’s hard to believe that we’re approaching the end of 2021. It’s been nearly two years since COVID-19 began reshaping the fabric of our daily lives, and we’ve been making…

CUNA will be engaged with several hearings on Capitol Hill this week, including ones related to the consumer data-related cyberthreats. The House is expected to release the complete text of…

In aletter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger provided input ontheTreasuryDepartment’s strategic plan for 2022-2026. Berger offered several recommendations in response to theplan, specifically noting…

AtLakota Federal Credit Union(LFCU), mobile banking has a much different meaning than what most people associate with their smart phones. Instead of an app, LFCU brings banking services to members…

During February 2022’sFoundation Dinner, NASCUS President and CEO, Lucy Ito, will receive the Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. Ahead of the event, we take a brief look…

Many credit unions today are stretching to expand their community development and outreach programs. Credit unions are pursuing community development financial institution certification because of their desire to promote greater…

Over the past several months, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal regulators have hit two national banks with complaints alleging fair lending violations. The banks are alleged to have…

Lots of credit unions offer emergency loans, but not many include power outages among the reasons a member might need quick, interest-free help. That’s the case atCommunity First Credit Union($715.7,…

The municipal bond market is unlike any other fixed-income market in numerous ways. It’s a $4 trillion market with millions of individual bonds and credits that trade on an over-the-counter…

Derik Sutton: All right, well let's get going okay everybody welcome to today's webinar. Derik Sutton: we're just going to look at the data, so I know, last time we…

Forty-four credit union professionals earned designations signifying their expertise by successfully completing CUNA Marketing & Business Development Certification School, endorsed by CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council, which took place…

President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders on Thursday outlined a new reconciliation package framework and released draft bill text that backs away the NAFCU-opposed provision requiring financial institutions to report…

Keeping the payments system running has always been so critical that elaborate arrangements of hardened perimeters, file back-ups, processing redundancies, frequent testing and many more such steps have been used…

What is your organization doing to protect business information against the potential threat vendors present? Setting your organization up to take a tailored approach to vendor risk management and mitigation…

If your credit union issues credit cards, you may be familiar with Regulation Z,section 1026.57andsection 1026.58. Section 1026.57 requires a credit union that was a party to at least one…

How many credit union employees can sit down and focus on a task without distractions when they need to? Only 26%. You didn’t misread that, only 26% of credit union…

What is an MDI? Credit Unions that self-certify to the NCUA as Minority Depository Institutions are federally insured credit unions in which a majority of their current members, board of…

As human beings, we are hit with decisions each day; big and small. As leaders, certain decisions we make may have more impact due to the weight they carry on…

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday during a hearing to conduct a semi-annual review of theCFPB.Chopra discussedhis three main priorities as director of the…

The COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest of 2020 forced leaders across all industries, including credit unions, to examine their trauma-informed services. According toN’cho Behavioral Group Executive Director Hammad S. N’cho,…

Front-line staff at your credit union have a unique opportunity to identify fraud and help members who may be falling victim. Educate your staff on fraud prevention, especially newly developed…

The White House's reconciliation framework does not contain the credit union-opposed provision requiring increased reporting to the Internal Revenue Service, according to reports Thursday. As of Thursday afternoon, thelegislation released…

Information risk to your organization is not a new topic for business leaders. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the challenges to protect a company’s assets. Security controls have had to evolve…

The NAFCU compliance team has blogged about the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) several times over the past couple of years. That is because of theimminent endof publishing of the…