NCUA

The National Credit Union Administration is set to vote on revisions to its field-of-membership rule, even as it's entangled in a legal dispute with the American Bankers Association over the rule.

Rodney Hood served on the NCUA board from 2005 to 2009, and his nomination to return to the board was greeted warmly across the industry.

While credit unions posted strong lending numbers and growth stats, the overall number of federally insured credit unions continued to decline during the first quarter of 2018.

Bankers hope to claw back even more of the agency's rule rather than merely defend their partial victory in the judge's original split decision.

The revisions – approved by a May 30 notation vote – could ease the burden for credit unions approaching the MBL cap.

The NCUA board is considering adding as many as two additional payday alternative loan options for credit unions, and regulators have clarified a rule on severance claims after involuntary credit union liquidations.

At the 2018 CUNA CFO Council conference, an NCUA staffer offered examples of how the regulator aims to improve the exam process and make it easier for credit unions to do business.

The Wisconsin Bankers Association is rejecting a National Credit Union Administration ruling that the Federal Credit Union Act preempts a pair of state banking statutes.

In a letter responding to a request for clairty from the Wisconsin Credit Union League, the federal regulator expanded its preemption to include state-chartered, federally insured CUs.

The two major national credit union trade associations have sent recommendations for improving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s enforcement processes.

A recent Washington Post investigation revealed that J. Mark McWatters runs the National Credit Union Administration from his home in Dallas, raising questions about his being tapped to head the consumer agency.

The California-based credit union says membership saw ‘solid’ growth in the first quarter of 2018.

The administration is prolonging a decision on a permanent director for the agency to keep the interim chief in place until year-end or longer.

The National Credit Union Administration has banned seven former credit union employees from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

Banks and credit unions have been fighting each other so long that many have forgotten how the feud started and why it may matter to the future of both industries.

A bombshell letter from a prominent senator and a court ruling criticizing credit unions’ interpretation of “field of membership” have bankers hopeful that Congress may finally be willing to examine the public-policy purpose of the Depression-era tax break.

Recently filed court documents give the clearest sign yet that the National Credit Union Administration is considering appealing a controversial court decision on the regulator's revised field-of-membership rule.

As NCUA amended at 2014 regulation on capital planning and stress testing, the two-person committee also marked 24 months of operating with a vacant seat on the board, commending one another for a productive working relationship.

Representatives from the law firm of Messick, Lauer & Smith took part in a compliance panel during the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations' annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.

After FinCEN issued its final BSA rule, the NCUA plans to address requirements about ongoing customer due diligence.