WASHINGTON, DC (October 18, 2019) — “CUNA has consistently advocated for legislation that provides for a multi-person, bipartisan commission to lead the Bureau, as was originally proposed by the Obama administration in 2009. A commission is better for consumers because it would enhance the independence ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 18, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) today released the October 2019 edition of the Economic Update, sponsored by the CUNA Finance Council. Senior Policy Analyst Samira Salem discusses CUNA’s 2019 Q3 economic and credit union forecast. Salem provides an ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 17, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) today announced that the category-level brand campaign, Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union®, is headed to Los Angeles and Orange County, California. The launch comes as credit unions around the world celebrate International ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 16, 2019) — “While a formal Board vote is still to come, based on unanimous support at today’s meeting, a final standard delaying the CECL effective date until 2023 will become official in the coming weeks. The CECL standard continues to ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 11, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Released the Following Statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will establish a taskforce to examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws. “We appreciate that the Consumer ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 10, 2019) — “While credit unions appreciate the CFPB extending the increased HMDA reporting threshold for open-end lines of credit, we strongly recommend the Bureau take action to make the 500-line threshold permanent to reduce the regulatory burden credit unions face, allowing ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 10, 2019) — “Today’s executive order is a strong step toward reining in regulator overreach. In recent years, we have seen federal agencies try to exceed their statutory authority and skirt their obligations under the Administrative Procedures Act by issuing guidance ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 7, 2019) — The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Recruitment Committee today launched an effort to begin recruiting for certain open positions within the CUNA Board of Directors. This marks the first time the trade association has actively sought candidates for Board ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 7, 2019) — Dianne Ballesteros is joining the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the nation’s largest and most influential trade association advocating on behalf of America’s 115 million credit union members, as an Engagement Consultant. Ballesteros will work with credit ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 7, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has announced the completion of beta testing a new, comprehensive compliance solution for credit unions. This solution, in alliance with leagues, will leverage technology and include features identified by credit unions as fundamental to ...
WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2019) — “CUNA applauds efforts by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Department of the Treasury to modify the existing agreements and allow both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain additional capital. CUNA has been a long-standing proponent of ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2019) — “Today’s landmark vote will help credit unions keep communities across the country safe and serve those state-legalized businesses previously left in the lurch. We offer our congratulations and appreciation to Representatives Perlmutter, Heck, Stivers, Davidson and others who ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and credit unions across the country are seeking real-time payments to improve their members’ access to their finances. The Federal Reserve System’s real-time payments network, FedNow, is supported by the trade group who ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) wrote to the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) ahead of their hearing on abusive debt collection practices to advocate against legislation that would expand the scope of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDPA) ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 20, 2019) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has announced three new associate business members, bringing the total of non-credit union members now to 25 since the launch of this new membership offering December 2017. These business advocates join in CUNA’s ...
