Credit unions

The trade association for state regulators has set a July 28 deadline for nominations for the special honor.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage called out the credit union tax exemption in his veto letter, but was overriden nearly unanimously by both chambers of the state's legislature.

The trade group filed a brief backing an effort by the American Bankers Association to push back against the NCUA's planned revisions to field-of-membership regulation.

Credit unions continue to press the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for regulatory relief, arguing that existing exemptions have not gone far enough.

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 accreditaiton period lasts for five years, subject to annual review. This is the fourth reaccreditation for Badger State regulators since 2001.

Federal regulators are early in the process of deciding whether to broaden credit unions' access to capital markets, but banking lobbyists have seen enough to argue that it would let credit unions skirt business-lending limits.

The CUSO has joined with the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s Financial Health Network to help credit unions and other institutions improve their small-dollar lending practices.

Banks and credit unions are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

Banks are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

The awards -- one of the highest honors in the credit union movement -- will be presented in February, in conjunction with the 2018 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference.

Second settlement of the week pushes recoveries by the regulator from MBS suits to $5.1 billion.

A group of credit unions is working to get a jump how real-time payment processing fits into their world, even as the broader payments industry wrestles with questions about the technology's implementation.

The new name reflects the seven cooperative principles, including cooperation among cooperatives.

Sovrin, a new blockchain for the creation and management of digital identities, may help credit unions save money and fight fraud while returning power to individuals.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

In addition to participating in NFL Draft activities this week, the $2.6 billion-asset CU will be the official credit union of the Jets for the coming season.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.