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Analysts are split on whether cyber threats have evolved enough for lawmakers to finally grant the National Credit Union Administration third-party vendor oversight.

The trade group says credit unions will have access to a variety of state and federal resources.

National Credit Union Administration Chairman Mark McWatters called on lawmakers to further expand field-of-membership options for CUs and to permit the regulator to oversee third-party vendors, including fintech partners.

As NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters heads to Capitol Hill, credit unions are facing new threats at the ATM and CU trade groups are writing big checks in advance of midterm elections.

The National Credit Union Administration is eyeing a 1.1 percent funding increase for 2019 for a total of $334.8 million

The report from an advocacy group that focuses on college affordability says schools need to do a better job of educating students about their eligibility for federal loans, which typically carry lower interest rates than loans from private-sector lenders like credit unions.

Congress is considering additional tax reform, while the NCUA board is taking comments on a proposed rule to ease appraisal limits and more.

A new study breaks down the benefits consumers in the Peach State receive just from being credit union members.

CUNA, Georgia CU Affiliates have partnered for an amicus brief on behalf of credit union.

A recent bill to update data breach notification requirements has pitted state and federal credit union trade groups in opposing camps.

The House Financial Services Committee has steadily passed regulatory reform legislation this year. But any measure faces a stiffer challenge in the upper chamber.

The Credit Union National Association believes the NCUA has not moved quickly enough to grant an 18-month exam cycle to credit unions with $3 billion or less in assets.

Credit union trade groups are calling on the National Credit Union Association to raise the asset threshold for CUs eligible for an 18-month exam cycle, bringing them in line with community banks.

The time is now for Congress to enact stricter data security standards that better protect credit unions and consumers.

Credit union advocates shattered records with the number of comment letters they sent the regulator when its original risk-based capital proposal was issued, but a revision proposed last month garnered just 37 responses.

CUNA Mutual Group is the latest to make a significant contribution to the Credit Union National Association's push for $100 million in funding.

There's a flurry of credit union-related activity on tap in Washington this week, but it could all get pushed aside by Hurricane Florence.

Remote exams could save the National Credit Union Administration $50,000 on travel costs alone, and participating CUs say the project is a good start – but there is still work to be done.

Coastal’s donation comes two months after CUNA announced plans for $100 million nationwide awareness campaign for credit unions.

Credit union groups are praising the committee's approval of Kathy Kraninger's nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the face of strong Democratic opposition. Nominations for other positions also moved forward.