Compliance

Credit unions and their trade associations are ramping up advocacy efforts the Capitol Hill as Congress returns to Washington after a seven-week recess.

State regulators' resistance to the idea of a national fintech charter is not surprising, but state-by-state regulation imposes heavy burdens that reverse the cost savings and expanded reach available through fintech.

These are S&P's first-ever ratings for CUNA Mutual.

Though no legislation is likely to pass prior to the election, lawmakers will be busy throughout September with hearings featuring top Federal Reserve Board officials and voting on a much anticipated financial reform bill. Here are five things to keep an eye on:

New, stricter regulations on loans to active-duty service members take effect on Oct. 3. Here’s a guide for getting ready.

The two major credit union trade associations were joined by four bank trades and the Financial Services Roundtable in a letter urging the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and its member agencies to limit examinations related to the Military Lending Act.

A federal district court handed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a major victory this week by ruling that the online loan servicer CashCall engaged in unfair, deceptive and abusive practices by using a "tribal model" to collect on loans in states with usury caps.

Cory Methodist Church CU entered conservatorship in February due to risks from unsafe and unsound practices.

Mike Barton, who for 17 years served as president of the Asset Management and Assistance Center at the National Credit Union Administration, is set to retire at the end of September.

Approximately 37 million adults in the United States — a number roughly equivalent to the population of California — do not have a checking account. Some of those individuals have never relied on traditional banking.