The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Monday that they will invoke a dormant authority to examine nonbank companies that pose risks to consumers.

CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel Elizabeth Sullivan spoke Monday at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae) listening session on re-proposed eligibility requirements for both agencies.

Mountain West Credit Union Association (MWCUA) and the Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) will merge effective June 30, 2022.

The percentage of credit unions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) jumped by 23% over the last two years, CUNA Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Samira Salem wrote in Credit Union Times.

After a two-week recess, the House and Senate are both back in session this week.

CUNA submitted a letter to the Secretary for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Ann Misback on Friday in response to the Board’s proposed guidelines for evaluating account and services requests.

World Council of Credit Unions' (WOCCU) Economic Inclusion Project (EIP), a USAID-funded activity, and the National Federation of Credit Unions of Peru (FENACREP) recently launched a new initiative called “The Strengthening Route.”

Comments on several items of relevant to credit unions are due in the next several weeks. For a complete list, visit CUNA’s Letters and Testimonies page.

Credit union trainers have the opportunity to network with peers, learn from expert speakers, and be recognized for their work during CUNA Experience Learning Live!

Credit Union Awareness announced that the program is headed to Louisiana. This expansion comes on the heels of the relaunch of YourMoneyFurther.com – the only resource that connects more consumers directly to credit unions.