CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede said housing shortage, increased demand for summer travel, and supply constraints due to the lockdown in China will make it difficult for prices to fall in the coming months.

CUNA’s cybersecurity webpage contains resources for credit unions—especially small credit unions—to help them prepare for threats presented by current geopolitical events. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued several alerts on increased cyberthreats because of the war in Ukraine.

The House passed the CUNA-supported Fair Hiring in Banking Act (H.R. 5911) Wednesday. The bill would replace the current ban on those interested in working in the banking sector with previous minor criminal records.

Three credit union supporters were successful in Tuesday’s primary elections in Nebraska and West Virginia. They were supported by the Nebraska Credit Union League and the Credit Union Legislative Action Council, CUNA’s federal political action committee.

Credit union loans outstanding increased 1.6% in March, compared to a 1.1% increase in February of 2022 and a 0.1% increase in March of 2021, according to CUNA’s latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates.