Regulatory & Compliance

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), a strong supporter of credit unions, died Wednesday evening, a day after suffering a brain aneurysm while driving in her Cleveland district.

WASHINGTON -- Citing the strong work of credit unions in serving the underserved and their record as responsible lenders, NAFCU urged the platform committees of both parties to endorse regulatory relief measures pending before Congress.

WASHINGTON --CUNA and NAFCU have each sent letters to all House members opposing bills that would cap interchange fees.

HOUSTON -- Worried that larger credit unions may have hidden merger intentions, some smaller credit unions may be suspicious of their efforts to assist them.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Team Little Guy racing troupe found a new patron this week in Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).

HOUSTON -- Right now, Camel ratings are probably not the most pressing worry for credit unions compared to the impact the troubled economy has had on the industry, Alonzo Swann, NCUA Region III director, told attendees at the African American Credit Union Coalition's annual meeting this morning.

HOUSTON -- In the ten years that the African American Credit Union Coalition has met each year, the group has worked to place more than 200 interns, raised $24,000 for scholarships and led an effort with credit unions, leagues and vendors raising nearly $2 million towards the building of the...

RALEIGH, N.C.-- One of Jim Blaine's goals for a renewed CU alternative capital discussion would be a unified industry position on access to it, even if CUs continue to disagree about whether or not they would use it.