Increased IRS reporting would be ‘risky and dangerous’

Increased IRS reporting would be ‘risky and dangerous’

CUNA wrote Senators Tim Scott, R-S.C., Mike Crapo, R-Ida., and Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., in support of their Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. The legislation would prevent and codify opposition to the implementation of [...]

PODCAST: A poetic innovator

PODCAST: A poetic innovator

Sekou Andrews believes in the power of words. He’ll provide the opening Ed (Filene) Talk at the 2023 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC), Feb. 26 through March 2 in Washington D.C. The session [...]

Forecasting the 2023 economy

Forecasting the 2023 economy

Our latest Economic Update looks at our macroeconomic and credit union forecast for 2023. CUNA Senior Economist Ligia Vado notes the probability of a recession this year has slightly decreased, and CUNA expects GDP growth [...]

FCRA covers factual inaccuracies, doesn’t resolve legal disputes

FCRA covers factual inaccuracies, doesn’t resolve legal disputes

CUNA joined with other financial services organizations in an amicus brief to clarify that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires furnishers and credit reporting agencies (CRA) to investigate and remove factually inaccurate information, but [...]

Proving our difference

Proving our difference

The CUNA research and policy analysis team had a busy 2022. We were firmly focused on collecting and using data to bring your stories to life and highlight the credit union difference at the national [...]

EPA allows eligible CUs to obtain Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants

EPA allows eligible CUs to obtain Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants

CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tuesday announcement regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. “CUNA applauds the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent announcement that [...]

CUNA economics: Core inflation remains strong in January

CUNA economics: Core inflation remains strong in January

CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede, PhD, issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s January Consumer Price Index Report: “Consumer prices increased 6.4% year-over-year slightly cooling down from 6.5% last [...]

Avoid marketing burnout with this one simple solution

Avoid marketing burnout with this one simple solution

Are you part of an extremely lean credit-union marketing team? Maybe you’re a one-person show at your institution. In your experience, you know there are hardly enough minutes in the day to build a [...]

Jennifer Palmieri, Karl Rove join 2023 CUNA GAC speaker lineup

Jennifer Palmieri, Karl Rove join 2023 CUNA GAC speaker lineup

Political insiders Jennifer Palmieri and Karl Rove will join the 2023 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) on Wednesday, March 1. The two political strategists and authors will participate in a point-counterpoint discussion on the top [...]

Black-led credit union to Arise in Minnesota

Black-led credit union to Arise in Minnesota

As executive director at the Association of Black Economic Power (ABEP) in Minneapolis, Debra Hurston is dedicated to removing social stigmas and finding financial solutions that allow Black residents of her community to thrive. ABEP [...]

Worldwide Foundation launches Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund

Worldwide Foundation launches Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, in partnership with World Council of Credit Unions, Thursday launched its Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund to solicit donations in support of Turkey’s cooperative movement, which has suffered mass [...]

Delivering love through lending

Delivering love through lending

While Chris Oldag didn’t spend all of his time lending as a credit union leader, he now has much more time to devote to the people and activities he loves after retiring from $1.[...]

2023 Credit Union Heroes

2023 Credit Union Heroes

Each year Credit Union Magazine highlights four nominees for the Credit Union Hero of the Year, individuals who go above and beyond every day in how they live the credit union difference. I’m inspired [...]