America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

CUBLP designation earned by 48 at CUNA Business Lending Certification School

WASHINGTON, DC (August 28, 2017) — Forty-eight credit union professionals earned the Credit Union Business Lending Professional (CUBLP) designation at the 2017 CUNA Business Lending Certification School, held July 24-27 in Madison. Exclusively available through the school, the designation conveys a thorough knowledge of business ...

CUNA releases 2017-2018 Staff Salary Report

WASHINGTON, DC (August 24, 2017) — The 2017-2018 CUNA Staff Salary Report has been released. Uniquely comprehensive, the benchmarking tool contains salary data from credit unions nationwide for more than 90 full-time positions and 10 part-time positions. “Whether you’re pursuing a teller, an operations ...

Skanska adds to tenant roster at 99M

WASHINGTON, DC (August 23, 2017) — Skanska, a leading national development and construction firm, today announced that the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) will lease approximately 22,000 square feet of office space on the 3rd floor of its 99M development, a 234,000-square-foot, Class-A ...

Back-to-back CUNA Financial Management eSchools begin in August

WASHINGTON, DC (August 15, 2017) — CUNA is offering two online training events, the 2017 CUNA Financial Management eSchools, that provide an in-depth education on credit union financial management. The Essentials eSchool will be held Thursdays, Aug. 24-Oct. 12 while the Advanced eSchool will be ...

CUNA statement on CFPB overdraft prototypes

WASHINGTON, DC (August 4, 2017) — CUNA President and CEO Jim Nussle issued a statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau releasing overdraft disclosure prototypes following an agency report that included limited research on only the nation’s largest banks: “The CFPB conducted an overdraft ...

52 earn CCUE designation at 2017 CUNA Management School

WASHINGTON, DC (August 1, 2017) — Graduates of the 2017 CUNA Management School, held July 16-26 in Madison, earned 52 Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designations. Awarded upon completion of all three years of the school, the designation signifies full knowledge of and preparedness for ...

Western CUNA Management School honors its 2017 graduating class

ONTARIO, CA (July 25, 2017) — Ninety students of the Western CUNA Management School's (WCMS) Omicron class of 2017 received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held at Pomona College in Claremont, CA on July 20. The event marked the conclusion of the 58th annual ...

CUNA commends NCUA for modernizing agency operations

WASHINGTON, DC (July 21, 2017) — The National Credit Union Administration today announced that the agency plans to reorganize its operations.  The agency will consolidate five regional offices into three by closing the Albany, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia offices and eliminate four of the ...

CUNA supports congressional review act for CFPB’s arbitration rule

WASHINGTON, DC (July 20, 2017) — CUNA supports the efforts of lawmakers on a resolution of disapproval for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule that would prohibit financial firms from using mandatory arbitration to block class actions by consumers. Even though only a ...