Updated data from America’s Credit Unions’ Consumer Pulse Survey shows the credit union difference resonates with members, including those of key demographic groups, according to the latest Economic Update from America’s Credit Unions’ [...]
America’s Credit Unions vehemently opposes the CFPB’s proposed rule on overdraft fees, as it will harm community-based credit unions and their members, the organization wrote to the CFPB Monday. The comments were sent [...]
This week, America’s Credit Unions remains hard at work for the credit union industry while Congress is in recess. Additionally, comments are due to the CFPB today for the bureau’s proposed rule to [...]
Credit unions have earned the ability to serve their members through decades of putting people first. Today’s environment means not only supporting pro-credit union policies, but also fighting back against policies that put barriers [...]
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2023 is now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 5,089 HMDA filers. The published [...]
A new report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury identifies potential opportunities and risks for artificial intelligence (AI) on the security and resiliency of the financial services sector. The report covers multiple ways [...]
U.S. merchants, Visa, Mastercard and other financial institutions announced a settlement Tuesday in a lawsuit dating back to 2005 over credit card interchange fees. Visa and Mastercard will cap credit card interchange fees into [...]
America’s Credit Unions joined with several organizations to urge the CFPB to abandon its request for comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) regarding a proposed new information collection on auto lending, noting the [...]
The House and Senate begin a two-week recess after coming to an agreement on funding several areas of the government through Sept. 30. America’s Credit Unions, Leagues, and credit unions will engage with policymakers [...]
Accurate, relevant information is essential to the advocacy process. That’s why MD|DC Credit Union Association President/CEO John Bratsakis and I couldn’t let the latest inaccurate bank attack—this one in The [...]
America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and the Senate Finance Committee ahead of its hearings on the president’s fiscal year [...]
America’s Credit Unions Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt followed the hundreds of congressional meetings at the 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference with a message to Congress highlighting credit unions’ meaningful impact despite concerning proposals and [...]
A core argument made recently against the credit union tax status is “radically wrong,” America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle and MD|DC Credit Union Association President/CEO John Bratsakis posted on LinkedIn [...]
The Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (OCRE) will conduct a live webinar to assist organizations in understanding the requirements of the CDFI Fund’[...]
The interchange system is under attack, but the arguments are misguided and misdirected. For over a decade, retailers have turned interchange fees into a scapegoat to distract consumers from corporate greed. While big box retailers [...]
