WASHINGTON—The number of lawsuits filed in the first half of 2018 over website accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) already outnumber those filed in all of 2017, a group of senators – led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) – pointed out to the Justice Department as they push for clarity on the issue.
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ARLINGTON, Va.—Total vehicle sales fell for the second straight month in August to a rate of 16.7 million annualized units, but were up 0.8% from the depressed sales figures – as a result of Hurricane Harvey – a year ago.
MASON CITY, Iowa–In conjunction with the in-state rivalry college football game this weekend between the University of Iowa and Iowa State, CENT Credit Union today will be hosting its long-running “CENT Divided Tailgate.
WASHINGTON—Policymakers should cement recent government-sponsored entity (GSE) reforms and look to complete additional necessary reforms, CUNA told the House Financial Services Committee this week.
HONOLULU, Hawaii–Hawaiian Tel FCU has announced a name change. The credit union said it has rebranded as Hawaiian Financial FCU in order to better reflect its changing membership base following a series of recent mergers.
NEW DELHI, India—Berkshire Hathaway, will invest somewhere between $285.4 million to $356.7 million in One97 Communications, the parent company of Indian digital payments provider, Paytm.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Nine credit unions here will be hosting a “Cooperative Career Fair” today aimed at recruiting new hires and providing employment opportunities to hundreds of job seekers.
BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Fiserv said the introduction of a new suite of solutions will help credit unions deliver enhanced digital account opening and loan origination. The solution, Originate, was built to provide the functionality and ease of use that on-the-move consumers are demanding, the company said.
BEIJING, China–China’s growing consumer class is also learning about a growing problem in the U.S.: their data can be breached.
MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group has been included in Barron’s list of “The 50 Best Annuities, the company reported.