November 29th, 20173191Despite its very public controversies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took an encouraging step toward helping relieve regulations on credit unions Monday.
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The Credit Union National Association wrote new acting CFPB leader Mick Mulvaney a letter...
November 29th, 20173094The CUNA Mutal Group Foundation and CUAid are poised to present a meaningful Christmas gift to credit unions and their members suffering from the affects of natural disasters.
"There are still significant needs for the affected disaster areas and holidays can be especially hard for those displaced from their homes or businesses," said...
November 29th, 201725112Robins Financial Credit Union recently sent some holiday cheer to those serving oversees.
The Warner Robins-based credit union created care packages for troops stationed overseas during the holidays. The packages contained personal care items and snack foods.
"Robins Financial employees are proud to support deployed troops and...
November 29th, 20172597The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has one boss, again.
A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. threw out the request for a restraining order Tuesday that would have blocked Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney from serving as interim director of the CFPB.
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November 28th, 201743351Let’s start this article with a word of caution: IRAs aren’t sources of fast cash. It’s not how they’re structured and it’s not the way they should be used.
These individual retirement accounts are meant for just that – retirement. It’s a type of savings apparatus that gives consumers tax breaks for investing money for...
November 28th, 201740487The following article appeared on the Delta Community Credit Union blog Nov. 9. Delta Community Credit Union Georgia’s largest credit union with 24 branches across metro Atlanta and three outside Georgia.
With the holidays in full swing, you may be planning on traveling to see family and friends. In between booking your flights and...
November 28th, 201797528Controversy at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dominated the news cycle recently.
The drama began during Thanksgiving break, when CFPB director Richard Cordray left the agency. He appointed Leandra English to act as his deputy director and to take over in his absence. At the same time, President Donald Trump tapped Mick...
November 27th, 20172781Every year millions of Americans become victims of fraud due to merchant data breaches.
In a late 2016 survey conducted by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, 44 percent of respondents said they’d been victimized by fraud and/or identity theft. That was before the recent Equifax breach, which affected 145.5 million people. Although...
November 27th, 2017084MONEY recently featured 13 credit unions among its list of best financial institutions in each U.S. state.
The reporters combed through data on the largest 90 brick-and-mortar banks, 50 credit unions and 15 online banks identified by the bank consultancy firm called Novantas, according to the article. Based on factors including fees,...