WASHINGTON–A new study suggests CUNA and the state league system are seen as the most influential financial services organizations and one of the most effective advocacy organizations in Washington.
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NASHVILLE–Credit Union Student Choice will host the fourth installment of its popular Empower U conference Sept. 26-27, at the Hilton in downtown Nashville.
PAPILLION, Neb.—After changing its name, Cobalt Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Papillion, Neb., is now set to become an Iowa-chartered credit union.
NEW YORK–New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood this week led a new brief in her lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of net neutrality, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to vacate and reverse the FCC’s order.
DUBLIN, Ireland–A new survey commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions has found that more than three quarters of parents in Ireland are struggling to meet the costs of sending their children to college—and in some cases are turning to payday lenders to cover the bills.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Paul Gentile, president of the Cooperative Credit Union Association, is leaving the organization to become president/CEO of Merck Employees FCU in Rahway, N.J.
WASHINGTON—The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is requesting feedback by Sept. 19 on its proposed update to the current expected credit loss (CECL) effective date for non-public business entities, including credit unions.
WASHINGTON–In response to a number of recent attacks by bankers on the credit union tax exemption, NAFCU President Dan Berger questioned what banks are doing to ensure they don’t cause another recession, and called the bank strategy of “making credit unions the scapegoat” transparent and hollow.
MADISON, Wis.— Enrollment is now open for the new 2019 memberships from CUES, with the association saying signing up now means increased savings and early access to its new and improved benefits.
RIVERSIDE, Calif.–Altura Credit Union has launched an Emergency Loan Program for people impacted by recent wildfires, including non-members.