Jim Blaine Offers Thoughts On Issue Of CUNA/League Choice, Impending Vote 01/31/2016 05:56 pm RALEIGH, N.C.—It’s expected that CUNA’s proposed bylaws revisions may come up for a vote soon, possibly at its Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington this month.
Report Suggests Economic Bumps Ahead; Urges No Relaxation Of Lending Standards 01/31/2016 05:57 pm DALLAS—A new report on fourth quarter economic data suggests that with possible economic trouble on the horizon, CUs should not relax lending standards.
62 Members Of Congress Sign Letter Addressing FASB Proposal 01/31/2016 05:57 pm WASHINGTON—Legislators have sent a letter to the Federal Accounting Standards Board addressing FASB’s proposal related to the impairment of financial assets.
‘NACHA Challenge’ Offering $25K In Prizes For New Market Ideas 01/24/2016 05:00 pm HERNDON, Va.—NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association, has launched the NACHA Challenge, a team competition to “foster new ways to improve the ACH end-user experience by filling market gaps or removing friction points.”
Mortgage Rates Continue To Decline 01/24/2016 05:01 pm WASHINGTON—Mortgage rates declined for the third consecutive week in the most Freddie Mac data.
CUNA Presses FinCEN On Customer Due-Diligence Proposal 01/24/2016 05:02 pm WASHINGTON—CUNA has sent a letter to FinCEN addressing the regulatory impact assessment of the agency’s Customer Due Diligence proposal.
A Look at How Lease Approvals Finished 2015 01/24/2016 05:02 pm CINCINNATI—Lease credit approvals finished 2015 at 70%, according to Swapalease.com.
2015 Strong Year For Housing Starts, While Mortgage Apps Also Up In New Survey 01/24/2016 05:03 pm WASHINGTON–New home construction unexpectedly fell in December, but for all of 2015 housing starts climbed 10.8% to 1.11 million, the strongest year for construction since 2007.
