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The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions defended the credit union tax exemption and called for other financial reforms during a meeting Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

CUNA, NAFCU both focus on BSA compliance, loans to areas having special flood hazards.

After having insisted many times that it couldn't begin returning funds to CUs until 2021, the agency may have found a way to start making payments as early as 2018.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule to formalize guidance on a number of TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures compliance points omits an originally proposed fix for the so-called black hole that's created when a mortgage closing is delayed.

Natasha Merz, VP of commercial lending at Langley FCU, testified before a House small business subcommittee on ways Congress can help credit unions and the SBA better fulfill a common mission.

The brief supporting field of membership expansion — in the face of a lawsuit by the American Bankers Association — is a sign of continued collaboration between CUNA and NAFCU.

Payments executives speaking at NAFCU's recent annual conference in Hawaii offered credit unions insights into the changing payments landscape, tips on understanding millennials' payments behaviors and more.

The second day of the trade group's conference featured former NCUA Chairman Rick Metsger saying farewell, lessons on leadership and the future of car buying, and more.

A proposed merger regulation from NCUA could make it easier for members to share opinions on whether or not their CU should merge, but analysts say it could also allow members to compliate or even derail the entire process.

As the trade group celebrates its golden anniversary, it welcomed NCUA acting Chairman McWatters to talk reg reform, a "generational expert" breaking down how different age demographics impact the workplace and more.

The accounting board has scheduled a meeting that bankers hope will produce eleventh-hour modifications to reserving requirements.

It's time for credit unions, industry stakeholders and the movement's 107 million members to speak up and tell Congress to get serious about protecting members' data from retailer data breaches.

While CUs welcome the changes to the appeals process, the merger transparency rule is sure to raise a few eyebrows.

The Treasury Department significantly raised an estimate for how much the exemption will cost the government over the next decade, giving bankers some hope that their complaints are finally being heard.

The Treasury Department significantly raised an estimate for how much the exemption will cost the government over the next decade, putting credit unions on guard that bankers' arguments could be gaining traction.

The comment period on NCUA's notice of proposed rulemaking on alternative capital ended last week, and judging by the letters, another battle is brewing.

The $248 million for the CDFI Fund is a defeat for President Trump, who had proposed scrapping the fund entirely in his initial budget proposal.

Study aims to help CUs tackle "hard choices" with implementing the upcoming credit loss accounting standard.

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow credit unions to increase their business lending.

Critics have panned the president’s “skinny budget” for cutting social service programs while boosting defense spending, but some analysts say there could be real opportunities for CUs if the budget makes its way through Congress without significant changes.