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LSCU AC&E adds CUNA CEO Dan Mica

The agenda for the 1st LSCU AC&E is coming together. CUNA CEO Dan Mica will speak at the conference in June. ... More

CUs' voice heard through CUNA, Dahlstrom tells Spokane paper

Speaking in an interview published in the March 26 edition of the Spokane Journal of Business, Spokane Teachers CU President/CEO Steve Dahlstrom, who recently began a term on the board of directors of CUNA, described CUNA's role as a voice for the small credit unions that comprise the "bulk" of CUNA's membership.... More

Only ARM terms may be changed, writes NCUA

While federal credit unions usually cannot adjust the terms of home equity plans, Regulation Z "does not prohibit rate changes that are set forth in a home equity agreement, such as stepped-rate or preferred rate plans," the National Credit Union Administration said in a recently released legal opinion. ... More

Treasury extends CDCI app deadline to April 30

The U.S. Treasury on Monday extended the deadline for funding applications under its Community Development Capital Initiative until April 30. ... More

Comment due May 28 on NCUA changes for merger, director rules

The National Credit Union Administration on Monday published for public comment a series of proposed changes to rules that address the fiduciary duties of federal credit union directors, credit union-to-bank mergers, and charter and insurance conversions.... More

NYC Council resolution supports municipal deposit choice

The New York City Council Thursday unanimously passed Resolution 17, which encourages the state legislature to allow municipalities to deposit public funds in credit unions. ... More

Latest CUs-in- the-media roundup

Consumers are getting all kinds of financial advice in the media and credit unions head the list as good deals.... More

Laptop theft hits 3.3M with student loans

Personal data on about 3.3 million people with student loans were stolen from Educational Credit Management Corp. in St. Paul, Minn., a nonprofit guarantor of federal student loans, during the weekend of March 20-21.... More

Barbados CUs move forward on deposit insurance

Credit unions in Barbados last week accepted the World Council of Credit Unions' design for a program that will implement deposit insurance for the country's financial cooperatives.... More

Florida CFO sends NCUA an MBL support letter

Florida CFO Alex Sink recently reached out to the NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz to show her support for member business lending legislation for credit unions. ... More