Former NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood Joins Board of Second Fintech 02/28/2024 07:37 pm BOSTON–Former NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood has joined his second fintech board.
TruStar FCU Paying $650,000 Patronage Dividend 02/28/2024 07:38 pm INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.–After a three-year absence, TruStar Federal Credit Union said it is paying a patronage dividend of $650,000 to eligible members.
Two Congressional Groups Send Letters to Navy Federal, Regulators With Specific Questions Related to Alleged Mortgage Lending Bias 02/29/2024 07:34 pm WASHINGTON–Members of the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in Congress have sent separate letters to Navy Federal Credit Union CEO Mary McDuffie and to agencies and regulators across the federal government demanding answers to more than a dozen questions related to alleged mortgage lending bias at the credit union.
CFPB Publishes Warning Related to Online Financial Comparison Shopping Tools; Says It is Also Developing a Tool 02/29/2024 07:34 pm WASHINGTON— The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a circular to law enforcement agencies and regulators explaining how companies operating comparison-shopping tools “can break the law when they steer consumers to certain products or lenders because of kickbacks.”
Nation’s Greatest Inflation Fighter? Apparently, It’s the Tooth Fairy 02/29/2024 07:34 pm OAK BROOK, Ill.–It turns out there’s one place where inflation isn’t being felt—how much the Tooth Fairy is paying children for a lost tooth.
Bank Groups Send Joint Letter to Congress Calling for Hearing on CU Tax Exemption 02/29/2024 07:35 pm WASHINGTON–The American Bankers Association and 52 state bankers associations have sent a joint letter to lawmakers in the House and Senate calling for a hearing to be held over “whether the credit union industry’s tax exemption is justified by the community benefit it produces.”
Credit Unions Meet with CFPB’s Chopra on ‘Misguided’ Regs, Junk Fees and More 02/29/2024 07:33 pm WASHINGTON—CFPB Director Rohit Chopra recently met with America’s Credit Unions with representatives of America’s Credit Unions on topics ranging from the credit union difference to the “negative impacts of misguided or poorly tailored regulations,” according to the association.
CUs Support Call Report Changes, But More Opportunity for Input Needed, America’s CUs Tells NCUA 02/29/2024 07:31 pm WASHINGTON—Credit unions support a more transparent process for changes to NCUA’s Call Report, but more notice is needed, America’s Credit Unions told NCUA in a letter.
To Mark Leap Day, Motion FCU Offers CD with a Leaping 29% APY 02/29/2024 07:34 pm LINDEN, N.J.–In conjunction with Leap Day yesterday, Motion Federal Credit Union unveiled a once-every-four-years certificate offer paying a leaping 29% APY.