America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

CUNA, trades follow up on CU difference with DOD

WASHINGTON, DC (January 2, 2015) -- The Credit Union National Association and other credit union organizations have provided additional information in a supplemental letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its proposed changes to the Military Lending Act (MLA). The supplemental letter follows up ...

CUNA urges Department of Defense to exempt credit unions from MLA proposal

WASHINGTON, DC (December 23, 2014) – CUNA filed a joint comment letter yesterday with African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC), Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC), National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), and National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) urging that the credit union system ...

Tips advise consumers how to avoid being hacked during holidays

Nation’s largest credit union trade group list suggestions for keeping data safe WASHINGTON, DC (December 22, 2014) – To help consumers avoid fraud this holiday season, and every season, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) released a list of helpful tips to keep their personal ...

CUNA Payments Roundtable to address fresh lineup of topics in 2015

MADISON, WI (December 16, 2014) – In order to keep credit unions on pace with today's ever-changing payments arena, CUNA announced today that CUNA Payments Roundtable will address an entirely new set of credit union-specific payments topics in 2015. Registration and details for the roundtable, taking ...

CUNA-backed bill to reduce regulatory burden approved by Senate

WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2014) -- Today the Senate approved CUNA supported bill H.R. 3468, legislation that extends Share Insurance Coverage to Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA). The bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent. “CUNA is proud to have actively supported IOLTA’s passage ...

Memo – The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) fears improved economy

ARLINGTON, VA (December 11, 2014) -- ​To: Interested Parties From: NACS, NGA, NRF, RILA Date: December 11, 2014 Subject: MEMO: The Credit Union National Association Fears Improved Economy Report Highlights Concerns about Overdraft Fees, No Mention of Data Breaches For several months, financial institutions have ...

NCUA working groups “very significant development for two key areas”

WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2014) – The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chair Debbie Matz announced the formation of two working groups this morning at NCUA's open board meeting. One group will explore issues associated with credit union field-of membership (FOM) rules and the other to ...

Coburn ‘Wrong, Uniformed’ about credit union tax status

Credit union leader Nussle: It’s based on structure, differences from banks WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2014) -- In response to Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) “Tax Decoder” released today – which essentially calls for imposing new, unjustified taxes on credit unions by changing their tax ...

CUNA’s web-based training service launches enhancements

MADISON, WI (December 8, 2014) – Credit Union National Association (CUNA) announced that the upgrade to CUNA Professional Development Online (CPD Online) learning management system for its premier web-based credit union training service is live today. The enhancements include a new look and feel to the ...