Elections

Democracy Federal Credit Union is the latest to move ahead with plans to shut down on Nov. 3 so employees can get to the polls.

A recently introduced bill concerning the Paycheck Protection Program loans could hint at what lawmakers will focus on when the House and Senate reconvene next month.

An appeals court upheld an 1895 state law that bars paying for rides to voting sites, a move one observer suggested is part of a broader partisan fight to impact voter turnout.

The Detroit-area credit union is offering consumers within five ZIP codes free trips to voting sites on Election Day.

The pivotal issue of the November vote will be a divided government versus a united government, and its possible effect on policies that can drive the economy and markets.

Only a few credit unions were open to the public as polling sites in the 2016 election and those numbers are set to be reduced even further this year.

The industry supports candidates on both sides of the aisle but has tilted toward Democrats during this cycle. Experts say that's partly a reflection of the current makeup of Congress.

The industry has mounted a massive get-out-the-vote effort, but institutions also want to keep politics out of the office.

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., a potential chair of the Senate Banking Committee in the next Congress, is expected to announce that he is not running in 2022.

New research reveals the financial services industry both prefers and predicts an incumbent win in November.

A collaboration between the two industries to help voters cast absentee ballots has been approved to continue through the general election.

The Baltimore institution said it would close on Nov. 3 with the intention that employees use the paid time off to participate in the democratic process.

Victories in Massachusetts earlier this week bring the Credit Union Legislative Action Council to a 96% success rate backing races in this election cycle.

Trade groups are still pushing for the industry's priorities, such as temporarily lifting the member business lending cap, as negotiations over the next round of aid continue.

Financial institutions in Oklahoma are collaborating to make mail-in voting easier.

Some credit unions have closed branches as demonstrations continue following the death of George Floyd last week.

Two attorneys told a credit union audience the growing wave of marijuana legalization could have just as big an impact on financial institutions that don't serve the cannabis industry as those that do.

These CEOs don't just run their credit unions, they're also the chief executive for their community -- and despite a desire to serve, they face some unique challenges.

The Credit Union National Association will not ask Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith to return its campaign contribution, even as a number of major corporations have asked for their money back.

At the California and Nevada CU Leagues' annual REACH conference in Hollywood, credit union executives offered their take on how the 2018 election could impact the industry.