ELKO, Nev.–A man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a credit union president in 2016 has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–Illinois Governor Bruce Raunder has signed into law three bills that had the backing of the state’s credit unions.
LONGVIEW, Wash.–Larry Hoff, the former CEO of Fibre Federal Credit Union, has announced he is running for the state House of Representatives District 18 seat currently held by Rep. Liz Pike (R-Camas).
NEW YORK—American Express is moving away from the prepaid space.
MIAMI–Credit unions over the weekend in South and Central Florida were dealing with the wrath of Hurricane Irma, while CUs in North Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are now bracing for the storm.
ATLANTA—In the wake of a massive data breach at Equifax that may have compromised sensitive financial and personal information for as many as 143-million Americans, the company is offering credit monitoring services and–following pushback and criticism–has scrapped a provision that required consumers signing up for those services to surrender their rights to any future class action lawsuits.
WASHINGTON—NAFCU and CUNA are supporting an amendment to a House appropriations bill that would strike the section of the bill that would subject the NCUA budget to the congressional appropriations process.
WASHINGTON—A bill that cleared the House Judiciary Committee late last week would likely curb frivolous lawsuits against credit unions filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–Twelve credit unions consented to civil monetary penalties for late filing of call reports during the first quarter. That number is down from the prior quarter, NCUA said.
MUSKEGO, Wis.–To support International Credit Union (ICU) Day celebrations on Oct. 19, Corporate Central Credit Union is inviting credit unions across the nation to share a video that thanks employees and volunteers for all their contributions to the credit union movement.