Thankful for the credit union movement
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. [...]
America’s Credit Unions News Archives
Foundation research shows how to increase sense of financial well-being
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 [...]
Nominate a 2023 Credit Union Hero
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 [...]
And the CUNA National Award winners are…
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 [...]
Share insurance fund reports $26.2M net income in 3Q
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 $[...]
CUNA concerned with ‘flawed interpretation’ of NCUA lending study
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 [...]
Nussle: New Congress brings new CU opportunities
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 [...]
Lessons from a rover
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 [...]
New Congress brings new credit union opportunities
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 [...]
Text message blocking rule must not impede legitimate messages
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 names 2022 Maxwell, Herring, Desjardins national award winners
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 [...]
‘Thing we all live for’
Scott Dikkers, founder of The Onion, recounted the beginnings, challenges, and successes of the college humor magazine during the closing keynote at the 2022 CUNA Lending Council Conference Saturday in San Diego. Throughout his story, [...]
Use the blockchain in lending
While credit unions are often focused on cryptocurrency as an asset—the purchasing and saving— Lamont Black believes they should be focusing on the platform it’s used on—the blockchain—and how they can [...]
Credit union champions find success on election night
It’s been a very busy week for credit unions, starting with the credit union champions around the country that had a successful night in Tuesday’s mid-term elections. CUNA, the Credit Union Legislative Action [...]
Congress should act to help communities before end of year
The 117th Congress can take several actions in its final weeks to improve consumers’ financial well-being, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer Jason Stverak wrote to all members of Congress Wednesday. “Credit unions support several common-sense, [...]