WASHINGTON–One congressman is blasting a move by the Federal Housing Authority to lower FHA mortgage insurance premiums. The FHA said it is reducing premiums from .085% to 0.60%.
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WASHINGTON—Perhaps not too surprisingly, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report has found that more than one-in-four consumers contacted by debt collectors felt “threatened.”
WASHINGTON—To illustrate consumers’ experiences with debt collection, the CFPB has unveiled an online series of consumers’ stories about their debt collection experiences.
WASHINGTON–The Department of Commerce today issued a green paper related to a development that will have strong implications for credit unions, including in technology, fraud and payments: the Internet of Things.
BELOIT, Wis.–An inert grenade was found inside a car that First Community CU here had repossessed and parked in its lot.
TEMPLE, Texas–Gary L. Janacek, CEO of Scott and White Employees CU here and who at one point in his career served as CUNA’s chairman, has announced his retirement effective April 1, 2017. Named to succeed Janacek as CEO of the $42-million CU has been Celeste Boyd Kaylor.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA has issued a Letter to Credit Unions (17-CU-01) addressing its supervisory priorities for the coming year.
WINCHESTER, Va.—Navy FCU is investing $100 million to expand its operations center here in Frederick County, creating 1,400 jobs.
MADISON, Wis.–The Filene Research Institute and CU Direct have partnered to publish a new “Digital Lending Playbook.”
SEATTLE–TwinStar Credit Union has broken ground on two branches that are based on a new, flexible prototype design from the projects’ leader, Momentum, Inc.