March 1st, 20182695The Credit Union National Association took issue with a number of points in a letter retailers recently wrote to Congress concerning data breaches.
"Retailers are attempting to push back against strong national data security standards, despite a lack of such standards causing major data breaches that bring additional costs to credit...
February 28th, 201832284This article was written by Sara Watkins for GCUA.
Every inspired idea has to start somewhere. For the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC), it started with a simple conversation among a group of Georgia credit union professionals who shared a desire to get to know other African American professionals in their...
February 28th, 2018179The House passed a CUNA-approved act amending the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act on Tuesday.
According to the Credit Union National Association, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, or H.R. 5078, would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "to allow the accurate disclosure of title insurance premiums and any...
February 27th, 2018077Credit union leaders chatted with President Donald Trump about regulatory relief Monday.
>>Related: Former President George W. Bush speaks at CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference<<
The leaders, including CUNA President and CEO Jim Nussle, left CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference briefly to have the conversation...
February 26th, 2018183A total of 5,000 credit union professionals from around the country gathered to listen as former President George W. Bush spoke at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference.
CUNA President and CEO Jim Nussle interviewed the 43rd president of the United States on topics including relationships with China, Mexico and North Korea, lessons...
February 23rd, 20181199The Georgia credit Union League joined the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions in filing an amicus brief defending a credit union hit with a lawsuit over overdraft services.
The amicus brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to defend LGE...
February 23rd, 201830342At least four Georgia credit unions have joined 31 other credit unions nation-wide that have partnered with online car dealership Carvana in the last few months.
"Our model is aligned with credit unions," said Chief Product Officer Dan Gill in a Credit Union Journal article. "We roll out our business one market at a time. We do...
February 23rd, 20180113Nearly a dozen Illinois credit unions are now taking advantage of a loan program offered through a CUSO developed by Georgia Credit Union Services and three Georgia CUs, according to a CUInsight article.
Up until recently, state-chartered credit unions weren't allowed to invest in these sorts of loan pools.
The CULS Loan Program...
February 22nd, 2018085CUNA President / CEO Jim Nussle recently weighed in against a bill in Iowa senate 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 an their stockholders — many of whom do not live in the state. Nussle wrote a letter to Iowa Senate...