ALEXANDRIA, Va.–In what the two NCUA board members referred to as a “historic” day for credit unions and a long way from when “all this hit the fan,” refund checks will start flowing to NCUSIF-insured CUs in 2018 following the decision to close the corporate stabilization fund. But that doesn't mean there aren't critics.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Some of the most difficult and dangerous tasks following a hurricane are faced by utility line workers who restore power to homes and neighborhoods.
TAMPA, Fla.—Bill Hampel believes he just left the best job within the credit union movement–at least for him. The former chief economist and chief policy officer at CUNA retired in August, telling CUToday.info that his role was the "perfect combination."
TAMPA, Fla.—With rewards on the minds of most consumers today, USF FCU decided it was time the credit union offered a relationship-based rewards program of its own, but it wanted to put a different local spin on its offer.
SAN DIEGO—One security expert is hoping that the massive Equifax data breach serves as a catalyst to markedly change how people identify themselves for financial and other purposes.
HOUSTON—The biggest issue facing members in Houston, says one CU CEO, are those who are also literally under water on a loan for a car totaled by Hurricane Harvey for whom the insurance check won’t come close to paying off the balance.
VANCOUVER, Wash.—One credit union executive is gambling his retirement plans to save a local swimming hole that has been popular here for decades.
ROYAL-OAK, Mich.—Could testimony from CFPB Director Richard Cordray help credit unions defend themselves against a potential wave of overdraft lawsuits?
LAKE FOREST, Ill.—The greater focus on relationship pricing in the last 10 years is costing FIs significant fee income, a new report reveals, although that may be offset by the quality and number of relationships.
HOUSTON—One credit union CEO here is very concerned for members whose homes were severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey and don’t have flood insurance, and is looking for ways to help them get back on their feet.