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Credit union executives talked up a pending regulatory relief effort while endorsing a radical shift in direction by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during a meeting with President Trump and other top White House officials on Monday.

National Credit Union Administration Chairman J. Mark McWatters made an appeal to credit union executives to work with small community banks when it comes to advocating for shared goals.

The MyCUID product is intended to help membes protect against fraud and identity theft by creating a lifetime "portable digital identity" not dependent on any central authority.

Former CUNA economist Bill Hampel has attended the trade group’s Governmental Affairs Conference for decades, but this year he’ll do so as a Wegner Award winner.

The two biggest reasons people don't join credit unions are also the two biggest reasons for CUs to work together to raise consumer awareness about the industry.

The two reports will examine credit union recruiting practices and how CUs can identify leadership qualities in potential board members.

Nussle, a former U.S. representative from the Hawkeye State, called the proposed legislation "bad for Iowa."

This is the second time in a week a state league has filed an amicus brief in support of a credit union being targeted in ADA suits.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the Credit Union National Association sent a joint letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch on Wednesday defending the credit union charter and its tax status.

Credit union groups were scrambling Wednesday to respond to a letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch questioning whether the industry had outgrown its income-tax exemption.

Four financial trade associations sent a letter to Senate leaders touting the regulatory relief bill as "example of how our elected leaders can advance necessary solutions by working together and across the aisle."

A judge in federal district court on Friday declared the plaintiff in Carroll vs. Northwest Federal Credit Union did not have standing to sue due to ineligibility for membership at the credit union.

Twenty-two trade groups, including seven financial trade groups, sent a letter to House lawmakers calling for new data security standards that would preempt state law.

Executives from across the credit union movement offered a largely positive take on the possible appointment of NCUA Chairman J. Mark McWatters to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The regulator on Thursday announced a delay in the implementation of its prepaid rule, along with safe harbor for HMDA data reporting.

Seven trade associations — including those representing banks and credit unions — sent a joint letter to Congress outlining data security standards for entities that handle financial data.

The leaders of both national credit union trade associations praised lawmakers for maintain the movement’s tax-exempt status in the final version of a controversial tax reform bill.

Credit union trade associations lauded lawmakers while bankers -- predictably -- lamented the news.

The trade association argues that the Consumer Financial Protection Act contains no language regarding vacancies or resignations

House and Senate bills contain a provision that would let financial firms in all states use digital scans of photo IDs to verify identities of prospective customers. That could ease the account-opening process for consumers in areas where branches are few and far between.