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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--NCUA Tuesday announced the fifth round of proposed regulatory changes associated with the agency's Deregulation Project.

WASHINGTON--As national policy discussions focus on affordability and access to financial institutions, new data reinforces that credit unions are a beacon of affordability, significantly outperforming large national banks across key financial metrics due to the not-for-profit, cooperative financial model, America's Credit Unions reported.

WASHINGTON--Calling them “common-sense updates,” America’s Credit Unions is backing the NCUA’s proposed updates to Part 715 that modernize supervisory committee audit and verification requirements while maintaining strong oversight and examiner access. In addition to the Part 715 letter, America’s Credit Unions submitted comments on two other proposed actions that are part of NCUA’s Deregulation Project.  

WASHINGTON--Pushing for an increase in the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting threshold, America’s Credit Unions responded to the CFPB’s HMDA data collection request for comment.  

EAST LANSING, Mich.—For years, credit unions have invested heavily in tools to stop card fraud, account takeovers, and suspicious transactions. Increasingly, however, the front line of fraud isn’t the debit card or the ACH file—it’s the phone call.

WASHINGTON—The Defense Credit Union Council Tuesday submitted a letter to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chairman Mike Flood and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver following the Feb. 11, 2026, hearing, “Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage Market.”

CHICAGO — In a closely watched ruling issued Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall delivered a split decision on Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), dealing credit unions both a partial win and a continuing compliance risk as the state’s novel swipe-fee law moves closer to its July 1, 2026 effective date.