Spiczenski: What to expect from the revamped GAC

Spiczenski: What to expect from the revamped GAC

America’s Credit Unions Chief Association Services Officer Todd Spiczenski is excited to welcome the credit union industry to Washington, D.C., to advocate with a unified voice for the first time as the new [...]

Credit unions serve those left behind by banks

Credit unions serve those left behind by banks

African-American Credit Union Coalition President/CEO Renée Sattiewhite and I partnered to set the record straight against recent bank attacks: Credit unions will never apologize for putting people over profit. Calls for expanding the [...]

Nussle, advocacy team meet with NCUA Chairman Harper

Nussle, advocacy team meet with NCUA Chairman Harper

America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle and members of the organization’s advocacy team met with NCUA Chairman Todd Harper Thursday at the NCUA’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va. “Thank you to Chairman [...]

Credit union loans increased 0.3% in December

Credit union loans increased 0.3% in December

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.3% in December, according to America’s Credit Unions’ latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates, compared to a 0.4% increase in November 2023 and a 1% increase in December [...]

Gain fresh perspectives and network with other credit union leaders

Gain fresh perspectives and network with other credit union leaders

Running a credit union isn’t easy—it’s a constant balancing act amidst fierce competition and fluctuating economic factors, such as interest rates, inflation, unemployment, currency movements, wage growth, automobile sales and the health [...]

Why overdraft protections are important to consumers

Why overdraft protections are important to consumers

The attacks on legitimate financial services that many Americans rely on to make ends meet aren’t going away. As policymakers consider misguided proposals and rules under the guise of consumer protection, we need you [...]

Congress should support, examine efforts to improve access to liquidity

Congress should support, examine efforts to improve access to liquidity

America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle urged the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy to ensure credit unions continue to have access to liquidity via multiple channels in a [...]

Moderate growth, earnings challenges likely in 2024

Moderate growth, earnings challenges likely in 2024

The U.S. economy will experience moderate growth in 2024 while avoiding recessions, America’s Credit Unions’ economists forecast in the January Economic Update. America’s Credit Unions’ Curt Long and Mike Schenk examine the [...]

Rep. Nunn praises credit unions, announces CDFI Fund oversight bill

Rep. Nunn praises credit unions, announces CDFI Fund oversight bill

Credit unions were front and center as Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, announced on Monday that he plans to introduce the Rural Credit Access Act to increase accountability and transparency in the Treasury’s Community Development [...]

The consequences of the Big Box Bailout

The consequences of the Big Box Bailout

Our fight against the Big Box Bailout bill is grounded in data. The Durbin Amendment has given us more than a decade’s worth showing that government price caps on interchange fees don’t work. [...]