America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

Dates announced for 2018 CUNA Marketing Compliance eSchool

WASHINGTON, DC (April 17, 2018) — To keep credit union marketing professionals up to date on the latest compliance regulations affecting their advertisements and initiatives, CUNA has announced the 2018 CUNA Marketing Compliance eSchool for July 12-26, 2018. “Marketing is often your credit union’s ...

CUNA Loan Originator training dates announced for 2018

WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2018) — To assist credit union professionals in staying compliant with mortgage lending regulations, CUNA has announced new dates for their face-to-face Loan Originator Training workshops. Loan originator training is required by federal regulations and CUNA courses are designed to provide ...

Mulvaney highlights credit union issues during congress appearances

WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2018) — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Mick Mulvaney addressed several credit union priorities during his testimonies before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee. CUNA sent letters for the record ahead of both hearings this week, ...

Rivera joins CUNA as Chief Financial Officer

WASHINGTON, DC (April 12, 2018) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the nation’s largest and most influential trade association advocating on behalf of America’s 110 million credit union members, today announced that Eddie Rivera has been named the Chief Financial Officer of the ...

Treasury Department invites credit unions to cybersecurity roundtable

WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2018) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy extends an invite to credit unions to join a discussion on the information risks posed to small financial institutions. Hosted on May 7, ...

Jim Nussle statement on Speaker Ryan’s retirement

WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2018) — Jim Nussle, Credit Union National Association President/CEO, released the following statement after Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced today he will not seek reelection in 2018 on Wednesday, April 11: “Speaker Ryan has been a friend ...

CUNA sees victory with Texas ADA case dismissal

WASHINGTON, DC (April 4, 2018) — Today a lawsuit against Grand Prairie-based Local 20 IBEW FCU was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff just two days after CUNA and the Cornerstone Credit Union League filed a brief supporting IBEW's motion to dismiss. Similar predatory lawsuits have ...

Cranston and Esser join CULedger management team

CULedger, credit union-owned CUSO that focuses on delivering innovative applications on a global distributed ledger platform for credit unions, welcomes two new additions to the executive management team. Rick Cranston, a lead contributor and driver for credit union distributed ledger technology, will serve as the ...

CUNA, FS-ISAC to host NCUA for webinar on ACET April 5

WASHINGTON, DC (April 2, 2018) — CUNA and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) will host a webinar with NCUA examiners to explain the new Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET). The free webinar is scheduled for April 5, from 3 to 5 ...

CUNA and Cornerstone League support Texas CU in ADA Suit

WASHINGTON, DC (April 2, 2018) — Credit Union National Association partnered with the Cornerstone Credit Union League to continue its aggressive nationwide defense of credit unions facing frivolous lawsuits. The brief filed on Friday, March 30, supports Local 20 IBEW FCU of Grand Prairie, Texas, ...

Trades disagree with part of court’s field of membership ruling

WASHINGTON, DC (March 30, 2018) — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today upheld two challenged portions of the National Credit Union Administration's field of membership rule and struck down two provisions in a lawsuit filed against the agency by the ...

CUNA and LSCU defend Alabama CU in new ADA suit

WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2018) — Credit Union National Association and the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates today filed another amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama defending Naheola Credit Union, which was hit with a ...

CUNA and LSCU file brief in ADA Case

WASHINGTON, DC (March 21, 2018) — Credit Union National Association and the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama defending a credit union hit with a lawsuit alleging violations ...