Kaulana Park believes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate culture and recognize past leaders who have paved the way for the present generation. Park and Gretchen Hudacek want [...]
CUNA and other organizations filed a Freedom of Information Act (FIOA) request with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Thursday on the bureau’s implementation of section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1071 requires [...]
The big question people have for Steve Rick: Are we heading into a recession? His answer: Barring an expansion of the war in Ukraine or a virulent coronavirus strain, no. Following 3% growth in 2022, [...]
Sixteen credit union champions in Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia saw victories Tuesday in primary elections. Candidates were supported by the Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC), CUNA’s federal political action committee, the League of [...]
When U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union in Albuquerque, N.M., began researching cannabis banking services, the board and leadership team worried members might not like the typically conservative financial institution getting involved in this [...]
New Mexico credit unions are building a support network to help as the largest wildfires in the state's history continue to burn, forcing thousands from their homes and burning nearly 500,000 acres. A complete [...]
Credit unions that have participated in NCUA’s annual voluntary credit union diversity self-assessment have found it to be valuable benchmarking tool in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, as well as a pathway [...]
Senators Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.; Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.; Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to update credit union board meeting requirements. “Thank you to Sens. Sinema, Hagerty, Padilla, and [...]
Sixteen more credit union champions triumphed in primary elections across Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia on Tuesday. This year, 89 credit union champions have successfully advanced to the November general election. Credit Union Legislative Action Council ([...]
Credit Union National Association (CUNA) announced today that Kandie Stroud is joining the Strategic Communications team as their Director of Media Relations. Stroud previously served as President of Stroud & Associates, LLC, a boutique communications [...]
The House Financial Services Committee voted today to approve the CUNA/League-led H.R 7003, the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act, by a 27-22 vote. The bill represents the most significant proposed update [...]
Twenty-nine credit union champions succeeded in primary elections across five states, Tuesday. They were supported by the Credit Union Legislative Action Council, Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) political action committee (PAC), and credit union [...]
Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Senior Economist Dawit Kebede, PhD, issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s April Consumer Index Report: “April's core price index, which excludes food and energy, accelerated [...]
Mary Ann Pusateri, CEO of Partnership Financial Credit Union in Morton Grove, Ill., is Credit Union Magazine’s 2022 Credit Union Hero of the Year, sponsored by Symitar. "Mary Ann Pusateri's career exemplifies how credit [...]
