Federal credit unions

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Warren Morrow Hispanic Growth Fund Grant focuses on outreach

Lawmakers signaled Monday that Congress will likely have a swift and powerful response to revelations that the credit reporting company Equifax was hacked, exposing 143 million people to identity theft.

The agency awarded grants in three areas: digital security, leadership development and technology aimed at enhancing a CU's capacity to serve the underserved.

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.

The NCUA is letting federal credit unions securitize and sell assets. Such transactions would free up capital at credit unions, allowing them to make more loans.

The brand new low-income credit union will serve downtown Lincoln, Neb., and hopes to provide an alternative to predatory payday lenders.

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

Credit unions and financial institutions are required to take steps to protect against cyberattacks, but small businesses that process payments are not doing enough to protect the security of the financial system, a credit union executive said Wednesday.

The federal agency released data culled from fourth quarter 2016 call reports that showed the "great divide" between large and small credit unions continues to widen.