Credit unions are consistently willing to refinance small balance loans, but face systemic challenges to refinancing those loans, CUNA wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to its Request for Information on [...]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and Visa launched the "Enko" mobile business development platform in Peru to continue promoting the businesses of Venezuelans and Peruvians participating [...]
This fall, I attended the 22nd Savings and Credit Cooperatives Associations Congress in the Kingdom of Eswatini in southern Africa. I represented CUNA at the invitation of the African Confederation of Co-operative Savings and Credit [...]
CUNA joined other community development organizations in a letter to Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund calling simplified reporting requirements. The comments were sent in response to a request for feedback on the [...]
CUNA, Leagues, and credit unions have plenty on our plate to close out 2022, including putting the finishing touches on an advocacy agenda for next year. There’s also a lot to be thankful for. [...]
A new report published by the National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) shows that credit unions can measurably increase their employees’ financial well-being through initiatives as simple as a prompting email. The Foundation’s Start [...]
Credit Union Magazine is seeking nominations for the 2023 Credit Union Hero Award. The 2023 Credit Union Hero of the Year will be selected via online poll by the readers of Credit Union Magazine. Submit [...]
Our National Awards Committee announced the 2022 award recipients this week. Each year state Leagues help the committee to identify credit unions and organizations for the: Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award, which honors credit unions [...]
The NCUA board received an update on the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) for the quarter ending Sept. 30 at its board meeting Thursday. The share insurance fund reported a net income of $[...]
NCUA Chairman Todd Harper testified before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, a day after his testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. CUNA submitted a letter for the record of the [...]
The new Congress brings new opportunities for credit unions and members, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote in CUInsight Wednesday. Nussle noted the 118th Congress will feature a credit union majority, and CUNA, Leagues, and [...]
Spacecraft have been going to Mars since the 1960s, but the question remains whether life ever existed on the Red Planet. In order for NASA scientists to seek that answer, they had to remember to [...]
Credit unions had a very successful 2022 election night in the sense that the 118th Congress will once again feature a credit union-friendly majority. Regardless of who ends up controlling each chamber, credit unions worked [...]
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) illegal text message blocking proposal should not affect legal texts from credit unions and other financial institutions, CUNA and other organizations wrote to the agency. The comments were sent [...]
CUNA National Awards Committee announced the 2022 recipients of the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award, Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Award, and Desjardins Awards for Financial Education. State Leagues across the nation select [...]
