The Treasury’s CDFI Fund awarded Cutting Edge FCU a $600,000 in grant funding to expand its affordable used-auto loan program for low-income members, impacting a projected 921 consumers through 2022.

NCUA will address recent changes to HMDA and other federal consumer protection laws and regulations due to the passage of S. 2155 during a free webinar scheduled for Nov. 14.

CUNA submitted additional written comments to NCUA Friday on the agency’s proposed 2019 operating budget. CUNA’s letter follows up CUNA Senior Economist Mike Schenk’s presentation to the board at its budget briefing earlier this month.

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection expects to issue proposed rules in January reconsidering its short-term, small-dollar rule, it announced Friday, likely revisiting only the ability-to-repay provisions, not the payments provisions.

CUNA launched a new MAP campaign in September, “Credit Unions Vote,” and many credit unions around the country have used it an an opportunity to show how they are engages with members and their community.

A webinar hosted by CUNA, FS-ISAC and the FSSCC on cyber exercises is now available for free to CUNA members. The webinar discusses easy and effective ways credit unions can plan to respond to cyber incidents.

CUNA highlighted several credit unions and leagues emphasizing the critical importance of a narrow definition of an automated telephone dialing system in its reply comments to a Federal Communications Commission petition Thursday

FASB approved Wednesday several CUNA-backed changes to its CECL standard. The board agreed to the changes during its regular open meeting. The final standard should be finalized and made public in mid to late fourth quarter.

Several dozen young credit union professionals spent a day with CUNA staff and other policymakers and staff this fall, learning lessons they said will be with them as they continue their future advocacy work..

Greg Michlig, CUNA’s deputy chief engagement officer, and Susan Toalson, CUNA vice president, appeared recently on CUBroadcast to talk about credit unions’ strong momentum going into 2019, and how CUNA is poised to take advantage of the momentum.