America’s Credit Unions Press Archives

CUNA sets record in supporting credit union supporters in midterms

Engaging in more than 400 election races, millions of mail pieces sent, nearly $6 million spent. (October 23, 2014) -- Spending more money than ever before in any election cycle in its history in support of the election of credit union supporters to Congress, and ...

CUNA statement on QRM final rule

(October 21, 2014) -- The following statement is by Credit Union National Association’s Mary Dunn, SVP & deputy general counsel: “CUNA has advocated strongly for the important step of aligning the Qualified Residential Mortgage with the existing Qualified Mortgage definition. Doing so encourages lenders ...

CUNA statement on White House Executive Order for Cybersecurity

(October 17, 2014) -- Credit Union National Association’s Eric Richard, EVP and general counsel, released the following statement: “CUNA commends the President for calling on Congress to stop the data breaches with cybersecurity legislation to protect American consumers. Credit unions have repeatedly called for ...

CUNA celebrates International Credit Union Day

(October 16, 2014) -- CUNA is proud to celebrate the 67th Annual International Credit Union Day on October 16 along with the more than 200 million credit union members worldwide. This year we’ve been honored to mark a milestone in the United States – 100 ...

Rich Meade named Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff of CUNA

(October 14, 2014) -- Rich Meade joined the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the nation’s largest trade group for credit unions, as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer, as of Oct. 13. In this role, he serves as the association’s second-ranking executive. “...

CUNA urges NCUA to drop the 5% asset limit on FCU fixed assets

CUNA filed a comment letter last week urging the National Credit Union Administration Board to abolish the 5% limit on the ownership of fixed assets for federal credit unions. Currently, credit unions must receive a waiver from NCUA to exceed the threshold. The proposal would ...

CUNA eSchool to address latest industry issues in IT compliance and security

MADISON, WI (October 13, 2014) – CUNA announced today that its upcoming CUNA Information & Technology Compliance eSchool will address industry-wide concerns in cyber security, mitigating risk in mobile financial services and the compliance implications of a credit union data breach. Registration and details for this ...

Eagan joins CUNA as senior legislative representative

(October 7, 2014) -- Kristin Eagan has joined the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) as a senior legislative representative in the legislative affairs department. Eagan joins CUNA from the U.S. Department of Treasury where she served in both the Legislative Affairs office and the ...

“Stop the data breaches” is target of CUNA campaign for credit unions

(October 2, 2014) -- A campaign aimed at stopping data breaches – featuring a new website that allows consumers to take action and urge Congress to step in and hold merchants accountable for data violations – is announced today by Credit Union National Association (CUNA) president and ...

Revamped: Plan It retirement-planning calculators

MADISON, WI (October 1, 2014) — CUNA announced today exciting updates to its retirement planning microsite, Plan It™.  This microsite serves as a retirement preparation resource for credit union members, of any age, who want to ensure a comfortable future. With increased connectivity between the three ...

CUNA announces 2014 Community Credit Union of the Year Award winners

MADISON, WI ( September 26, 2014 ) – Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has announced the winners of the 2014 Community Credit Union of the Year Award. Recognizing four credit unions for their exemplary displays of credit union principles and service, the awards will be presented during a ...