CUNA commended federal regulators for undertaking efforts to provide regulated entities with guidance on integrating reconsiderations of value (ROV) into their appraisal processes in comments filed Tuesday but noted two parts of the proposal could be challenging for credit unions to implement
The Cornerstone League announced the launch of UNITE, its grassroots advocacy initiative tailored to the five states it represents. UNITE is an acronym for the five pillars of Cornerstone League's grassroots advocacy strategy: understand, notify, invest, target, and engage.
Registration is now open for the Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). The annual conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., and online, March 3 – 7, 2024.
Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.7% in July, compared to a 0.7% increase in June of 2023 and a 1.6% increase in July of 2022, according to CUNA's latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates. Home equity loans led loan growth during the month, rising 2.9%.
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., announced Monday she will not seek re-election in 2024. Wexton—who has served in Congress since 2019—opposed expanded Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements in October 2021, and co-sponsored the SAFE Banking Act, which would provide a safe harbor for financial institutions serving legal cannabis businesses.
The advocacy mission never rests, GoWest Credit Union Association Senior Vice President of Advocacy Ryan Fitzgerald wrote in CUInsight, and the summer recess isn't exception, but presents prime opportunities for more personalized contact with lawmakers.
The Senate will resume consideration of a “minibus” legislative package to fund the federal government past Sept. 30. Sponsors of the big box interchange bill have filed it as an amendment to the funding legislation. The House Financial Services Committee will also conduct a markup of legislation relating to the issuance of a central bank digital currency.
CUNA continues its efforts to prevent the big box interchange bill from being attached to other legislation with a letter to Congressional leaders Friday. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., are attempting to attach the bill to the Senate “minibus” government funding bill (H.R. 4366).
Seven state Leagues and Associations representing credit unions from 10 states were in Washington, D.C., this week to advocate for credit union priorities. Visitors met with legislators, regulators, and CUNA staff during their visits.
The median growth rate in loans outstanding and membership at federally insured credit unions was positive over the year ending in the second quarter of 2023, while the growth rate in assets and shares and deposits was negative at the median, according to the latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review released by NCUA.
Credit Union Magazine’s Fall 2023 issue examines how artificial intelligence is shaping marketing, strategies to improve cyber hygiene and overall cybersecurity, the need to employ risk management to address inflation and its impacts, new approaches to board recruiting, and NCUA’s top supervisory priorities.