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WASHINGTON–While housing reform, including addressing the conservatorships of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has received increased attention from the White House and Congress, one person who recently testified on the issue before the Senate does not expect there will be any related bills passed this year.

ARLINGTON, Va.–Two weeks after CUNA went to some lengths to literally illustrate why it differs with NAFCU on one recently introduced piece of legislation, a spokesperson for NAFCU says the group maintains its position and that ultimately both groups are attempting to get to the same place.

WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee is being warned against "hampering the ability of credit unions to make legitimate communications to their members" through legislation aimed at targeting illegal robocalls.

WASHINGTON—The House Ways and Means Committee has unanimously advanced legislation that would make some structural changes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and change the agency's interactions with taxpayers.

WASHINGTON—The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to amend overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

AUSTIN, Texas–Forget the digital future; the real future is all about algorithms, according to one person, who also shared a “secret sauce” CUs should be giving attention.

WASHINGTON–Both the House and the Senate are back in session this week, with a number of hearings scheduled of interest to credit unions.

LAS VEGAS–Whitefish Credit Union won the Best of Show Award – the highest honor in the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council’s Diamond Awards competition – during the Council’s 26^th annual conference here.

WILLISTON, Vt.–Bill Smith, chief retail officer of New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU), presented a check for $29,439, collected during the annual Big Change Roundup, to Vermont Children's Hospital.

AUSTIN, Texas–In January of this year, Chuck Fagan said he received a phone call at 6:30 a.m. and was immediately nervous, because early-morning calls are seldom good.