CUNA and other organizations provided feedback to a communications task force Wednesday regarding the use of an enhanced signaling protocol (SIP Code) for voice service providers to notify callers a voice service provider has blocked their call.
Envisant, a subsidiary of the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL), invested in credit union Service Organization (CUSO), Pure IT. This capital investment will allow an expansion of Pure IT’s innovative IT Strategy work and will assist credit unions to compete for, and serve, more members.
The House Financial Services Committee advanced the CUNA-League-led Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act (H.R 7003). The bill represents the most significant proposed update to the Federal Credit Union Act since 1998.
Twenty-nine credit union supporters won in primary elections in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Oregon Tuesday. Tuesday brings the total number of credit union supporter wins to 73 out of 76 races, with the remaining three races yet to be called or headed to a runoff.
Credit union frontline workers will learn the importance of compliance and the best way to communicate regulations to members by attending CUNA Frontline Compliance eSchool. It will be held in five sessions, one Thursday per month June through October.
The House Financial Services Committee will continue its markup of several credit union-supported bills, including the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities, Wednesday. The markup went into Tuesday evening before breaking for a series of votes on the House floor.
Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions has now raised $1.37 million for its Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund. That total includes donations from more than 1,200 individuals, nearly 200 credit unions and dozens of credit union leagues, associations, foundations and other partners.
Nominations for The National Credit Union Foundation 2023 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards are now open. The awards celebrate innovators and changemakers of the credit union movement and are presented annually at the Foundation’s fundraising gala.
CUNA wrote in support of several bills scheduled for markup Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee, including the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act, Close the ILC Loophole Act, and CDFI Bond Guarantee Improvement Act.
Credit unions seeking resources for community development investments are encouraged to participate in a June 2 webinar hosted by NCUA and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. This webinar is available at no cost and will run approximately 90 minutes.
Credit Union Magazine’s Spring 2022 edition profiles four Credit Union Heroes and examines CUNA's advocacy priorities, the advocacy army, and financial well-being for all.