The next CUNA Fair Lending Workshop has been announced for August 15-16, 2018, in San Diego. “This workshop will give you the big picture of what credit unions need in a fair lending program, a sufficiently detailed perspective of the program components to work with and a suggested priority of what to do next,” said former attendee John N. Cook, vice president of lending at Redstone Federal Credit Union.

Credit Union National Association, the Georgia Credit Union League and NAFCU filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit defending a credit union hit with a lawsuit over overdraft services.

Credit Union National Association and Cornerstone Credit Union Association last night filed an amicus brief supporting a credit union in Texas that’s facing a frivolous lawsuit alleging website noncompliance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The next CUNA Fair Lending Workshop has been announced for August 15-16, 2018, in San Diego.

Jim Nussle, CUNA president/CEO, released the following statement after NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger spoke at the 2018 Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference (CUNA GAC) on Tuesday, February 27:

Today at the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC), 5,000 credit union professionals from around the country gathered to hear George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, discuss the current political, cultural and financial climate with Credit Union National Association President/CEO Jim Nussle.

Jim Nussle, CUNA president/CEO, released the following statement after NCUA Chairman McWatters spoke at the 2018 Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference (CUNA GAC) on Monday, January 26:

CULedger, builder of innovative blockchain-based products for credit unions and their members, teamed up with Evernym to launch MyCUID, a new consumer-focused digital identity solution. With MyCUID, credit union members can confidently protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft, while enriching the trusted relationships members have with their credit unions.

Credit Union National Association, the Georgia Credit Union League and NAFCU filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit defending a credit union hit with a lawsuit over overdraft services.

President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote a letter to members of Iowa Senate urging them to reject legislation that would place an additional tax on credit unions. Senate Study Bill 3197 would raise taxes on Iowa credit union members and reduce taxes on banks and their stockholders, many of whom do not live in the state. As bank attacks have ramped up in the state, CUNA works closely with the Iowa Credit Union League to combat the issue.