CUNA News Archives

A historic moment for our movement

A historic moment for our movement

It was exciting to announce this week that CUNA and NAFCU members approved the merger of both organizations into America’s Credit Unions. These last few months weren’t about winning votes, but learning directly [...]

NCUA’s Hood lauds growth of DEI Summit, industry progress

NCUA’s Hood lauds growth of DEI Summit, industry progress

NCUA Board Member Rodney E. Hood celebrated the significant evolution of the event and the ongoing commitment of the credit union community to DEI principles Thursday at NCUA’s 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit. “[...]

Jim Nussle and Dan Berger discuss the approval of the merger

Jim Nussle and Dan Berger discuss the approval of the merger

Watch Jim Nussle, President & CEO of CUNA and the future America’s Credit Unions, and Dan Berger, President & CEO of NAFCU, talk about this historic opportunity to position the industry for growth and [...]

AACUL announces new Executive Board

AACUL announces new Executive Board

The American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) elected its next Executive Board.  League Presidents reelected four incumbents plus one new League President to govern the association. “Strong leadership from the Executive Board enables AACUL [...]

Harper touches on overdraft in prepared remarks at REACH

Harper touches on overdraft in prepared remarks at REACH

As NCUA Board Chair Todd Harper touched on overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) products during his speech at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues’ REACH 2023 conference, the Leagues are reminding credit union leaders [...]

PODCAST: Successful business development

PODCAST: Successful business development

What’s the key to successful business development? Forming relationships and “being your most authentic self,” says Bradley Dyer Jr., senior business development officer at $1.4 billion asset Credit Union of America in Wichita, [...]

Federal Reserve proposes changes to debit card interchange cap

Federal Reserve proposes changes to debit card interchange cap

The Federal Reserve issued a proposal Wednesday to make significant changes to the current debit card interchange cap. CUNA strongly opposes any changes—legislative or regulatory—to the current interchange system. Specifically, the proposal would: [...]

Dupaco shares more than $3.3M with participating members

Dupaco shares more than $3.3M with participating members

Nearly 74,000 participating Dupaco Community Credit Union member-owners received a share of more than $3.3 million in Thank Use Ownership Perks for 2023. The special payout to participating members happened earlier today, Oct. [...]

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.8% in August

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.8% in August

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.8% in August, compared to a 0.7% increase in July of 2023 and a 1.7% increase in August of 2022, according to CUNA's latest Monthly Credit Union [...]

Celebrating 75 years of International Credit Union Day

Celebrating 75 years of International Credit Union Day

The credit union mantra of “people helping people” is needed more than ever in our world today. Whether it’s recovering from war, rebuilding after natural disasters, or simply helping communities get financially healthy, not-for-profit [...]

CUNA, NAFCU submit comments in advance of Otsuka testimony

CUNA, NAFCU submit comments in advance of Otsuka testimony

CUNA and NAFCU wrote to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee bringing awareness to critical credit union issues as it hears testimony from NCUA board nominee Tanya Otsuka. Otsuka--nominated in September to fill [...]

Senate passes resolution of disapproval for CFPB’s 1071 rule

Senate passes resolution of disapproval for CFPB’s 1071 rule

The Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval Wednesday on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s section 1071 rule. CUNA wrote in support of the resolution, which would void the rule through the Congressional Review [...]