Regulatory & Compliance

WASHINGTON - In a rare twist, the Independent Community Bankers of America is opposing a regulator proposal that CUNA says is greatly needed. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's proposal considers a bank or thrift at risk if its total loans in construction, land development or other land...

WASHINGTON-Separating domestic and international wire transfers would be "problematic" for smaller financial institutions, including credit unions, CUNA said in a comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Treasury, through FinCEN has been mandated by Congress to investigate the feasibility of reporting cross border electronic funds transfers in support of...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Getting back to her teaching roots during Financial Literacy Month in April, NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson is making several stops nationwide to promote financial education and credit unions' efforts. On April 13, Johnson appeared with Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr. at CUNA's Madison, Wis....

WASHINGTON - Small business owners in Colorado and Georgia will have more of an early say on how proposed state regulations may affect them. On April 4, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens extended relief for the state's more than 493,000 small businesses by signing into law HB 06-1041. The new law...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - NCUA Vice Chairman Rodney Hood and Congressman Artur Davis (D-Ala.) will share the stage at a credit union event later this month. Hood and Davis are slated to address the Alabama Credit Union League's CEO Roundtable at the Birmingham Hilton April 28. All of the credit union...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a recent legal opinion letter, NCUA has advised that the addition of an option to defer payments on loans may trigger additional Truth in Lending Act disclosures. "A credit union's addition of an option to defer or skip a payment to an open-end loan after giving the initial...

MaPS Credit Union Hosts Shred Day PHOTO: MaPS CU is making it harder for thieves to steal the identity of locals by sponsoring a "Shred Event". SALEM, Ore.- In addition to "Tax Day" Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union (MaPS) wants local consumers to think of April 15th as "Shred...

WASHINGTON - Operating at a zero subsidy allowed the U.S. Small Business Administration to guarantee more than $19 billion in loans in the agency's fiscal year 2005, SBA Administrator Hector Barreto recently said. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management Government Information and International Security Committee on Homeland Security...