Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a $2 billion Community Development Institutions (CDFI) crisis fund to help with pandemic recovery. CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle expressed support for the bill, [...]
Scenario planning, speed, and creating a human member experience top the list. As leaders committed to success at the strategic level, awareness and understanding of industry trends are vital for excellence in governance. The board’[...]
CUNA Chief Engagement Officer Greg Michlig joined CUBroadcast recently to talk CUNA’s Credit Union System COVID-19 Restart and Recovery Task Force. “The task force is about the credit union system. How we can have [...]
CUNA Finance Council announces recipients of the 2020 CUNA Finance Council Awards, the most prestigious industry award for credit union finance professionals. Bill Kennedy, CFO and vice president of finance, Securityplus FCU, Frederick, MD, has [...]
NCUA finalized its latest field-of-membership rule Thursday at its board meeting, re-instating portions of the rule vacated in March 2018 by a U.S. District Court Decision. Those portions of the rule were upheld by [...]
When historians look back on 2020, I believe they’ll observe a shocking disruption in society’s evolutionary patterns. Lessons it would have taken years to learn were discovered nearly overnight. Acceptance of new ideas [...]
The Senate Republican COVID-19 relief legislation unveiled this week, the HEALS Act, contains CUNA-supported liability protection, as well as other Paycheck Protection Program reforms. The House passed its COVID-19 relief bill, the HEROES Act, in [...]
The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN), World Council’s trailblazing program, has led the way for the credit union industry’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for over 10 years. Now more [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a disruption to U.S. coin circulation and Americans are urged to use their coins, according to a statement released by the U.S. Coin Task Force. CUNA is a [...]
CUNA fully supports a bill from Rep Chrissy Houlahan (D-P.A.) and Rep Fred Upton (R-Mich.) that would simplify loan forgiveness from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Houlahan and Upton introduced the bill Friday. “America’[...]
Business continuity is the leading topic for two new, upcoming compliance webinars that provide key considerations and best practices for credit unions. “Because of the pandemic, credit unions are testing their business continuity plans,” said [...]
The House passed its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Tuesday night with CUNA-supported Bank Secrecy Act modernization language in the bill. Absent from the bill was a provision CUNA, [...]
The last few months have demonstrated the cooperative nature of credit unions, NCUA board nominee Kyle Hauptman told members of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. Hauptman, a native of Maine and current economic advisor to [...]
Any compliance professional will tell you: Compliance is a big lift these days. The stakes are higher than ever, and the changes are coming at a breakneck pace. But at many credit unions, it is [...]
Federally insured credit unions can join a meaningful conversation on the importance of financial inclusion for persons with disabilities and the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act during a webinar hosted by NCUA [...]
