NAFCU Has First-Ever Board Member From A State Charter 07/23/2017 05:14 pm ARLINGTON, Va. – James A. Kenyon, the president and CEO of Whitefish Credit Union in Whitefish, Mont., has been named to fill the vacant at-large seat on the NAFCU board.
Legislation Includes Support For CUs on the International Level 07/19/2017 07:59 pm WASHINGTON—The state and foreign operations appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018 contains support for credit unions on the international level in its report language.
ALM First Opens ITs Financial Forum to Non-Client CUs 07/15/2017 12:59 am DALLAS–ALM First Financial Advisors, LLC said it is now also inviting non-client credit unions to learn from the best at its annual Financial Forum, a three-day event featuring industry experts and regulators.
Just-Passed Defense Bill Bans Any Base Closures 07/17/2017 08:06 pm WASHINGTON—With a 344-81 vote, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (HR 2810), which authorizes $696 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2018. The package prohibits any new round of base closures.
World CU Conference Coverage: 4 Countries, 4 Ways to Grow: Brazil's Centralized Backoffice 07/25/2017 12:40 am VIENNA, Austria–During a session at WOCCU’s World CU Conference titled “Growth Strategies in an Ever-Evolving Environment: An International Perspective,” here’s what Joao Tavares of Brazil’s Secredi movement said has been its strategy for success.
TwinStar Opens Branch Designed By Momentum; Prototype Model Being Used 07/20/2017 08:06 pm ABERDEEN, Wash.–TwinStar Credit Union is celebrating the opening of a new branch here that was led by the national plan-design firm Momentum.
Finest Federal Renames Offices For Police Officer Killed In Line of Duty 07/20/2017 08:06 pm NEW YORK–The Finest Federal Credit Union, founded in 2015 to serve New York City’s police officers, held a ceremony at its offices yesterday to rename its offices after Steven D. McDonald, a police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
Housing Starts Take A Big Jump 07/20/2017 08:06 pm ARLINGTON, Va.—Housing starts rose 8.3% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million, and NAFCU Chief Economist and Director of Research Curt Long expects strong growth for the housing market in coming months.
Examples of HMDA Hypotheticals Are Released 07/20/2017 08:07 pm WASHINGTON—The CFPB has released a document presenting examples of hypothetical transactions to help Home Mortgage Disclosure Act filers determine how to report three different types of loans.
CUNA Backing Congressional Resolution Aimed At Stopping CFPB Prohibition On Arbitration Agreements 07/24/2017 12:41 am WASHINGTON–CUNA said it is backing efforts by some in Congress on a resolution of disapproval for the prohibition the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced against forced arbitration agreements, which would prohibit financial firms from using mandatory arbitration to block class actions by consumers.
