CUNA

• NAFCU, CUNA Bash the Budget

  By Marc Rapport  |  November 15, 2012

  NAFCU and CUNA both spoke out Thursday against the new annual budget approved earlier in the day by the NCUA Board.

• CUNA On Pace to Spend $4 Million on 2012 Elections

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 23, 2012

  About $600,000 in independent expenditures have been spent on four close congressional races.

• Political Conventions Have CU Trades Gearing Up

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 27, 2012

  Hospital playground dedications, the sponsorship of political panel events and casual meetings with legislators and delegates are on tap for CUNA and its Florida and North Carolina leagues as they work to promote credit unions and industry issues during the national Republican and Democratic conventions.

• Open-End Lending Drop Blamed on Regs, Confusion

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 5, 2012

  In 2010, there were an estimated 3,400 credit unions engaged in multi-featured open-end lending.

• Card Settlement Brings Peace to Payments

  By David Morrison  |  July 22, 2012

  The longstanding dispute over credit card fees and payment practices appeared to come to a close last week when the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced a preliminary settlement in a dispute between retailers, the major card brands and at least nine major card issuers.

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  Words of Praise for Our Regulators

  By Edward Speed  |  July 16, 2012

  One of the stated reasons for Texas Dow Employees Credit Union leaving CUNA was our disappointment with the unending vitriolic attacks on credit union regulators that seem to dominate every meeting.

• Conference Awash in Common Sense, Little Action

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 25, 2012

  Credit union conferences are a curious thing. They’re great networking opportunities for executives and can provide education for those seeking it.

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  European Crisis Could Undercut CUs’ Net Worth, Loan Demand

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 25, 2012

  Problems in Greece, Spain and other Euro zone countries could show up on credit union balance sheets, according to industry economists.

• Editor's Column: Conference Awash in Common Sense, Little Action

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 22, 2012

  Credit union conferences are a curious thing. They’re great networking opportunities for executives and can provide education for those seeking it.

• Trades Say CUSO Rule Delay an Opportunity for More Input

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 20, 2012

  NCUA’s decision to delay a vote on CUSO rule was hailed by the two major trades as an opportunity to continue pressing the point.