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By David Morrison |
July 17, 2011
Contrary to conventional wisdom, as the nation moves through an extended housing downturn, a number of credit unions have found themselves faced with significant amounts of REO.
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By Claude R. Marx |
July 3, 2011
Credit unions got a bit of good news when the Federal Reserve reversed itself and announced that debit interchange fees will be capped at 21 cents a transaction, up from the original proposal of 12 cents, with a 1 cent fee for fraud prevention and a five basis point allowance...
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By Marc Rapport |
July 3, 2011
Beginning next year, NCUA examiners will expect credit unions to be following a tougher new set of guidelines for securing online banking and money transfers.
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By Robert McGarvey |
July 3, 2011
Sundie Seefried , the CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union, is sick of it and made it plain that she for one is not going to take the blame for hurting small credit unions.
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By Claude R. Marx |
July 1, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — The sluggish recovery is creating a difficult climate for credit unions for the foreseeable future, economists tell NAFCU attendees.
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By Robert McGarvey |
June 27, 2011
Reactions to the $800 million in lawsuits filed June 20 by NCUA against J.P. Morgan Securities and RBS Securities over what NCUA claims were fraudulently packaged mortgage- backed securities heated up as experts debated exactly what is going on and what the litigation means to credit unions.
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By Natasha Chilingerian |
June 27, 2011
The popularity of Sallie Mae’s Smart Option Student Loan referral program has increased significantly among credit unions since its inception. About 500 credit unions are now participating in the program, which allows them to refer members to student loans that are underwritten, funded and serviced by Sallie Mae and earn...
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By Natasha Chilingerian |
June 21, 2011
Ohio League says breach shows how financial burden falls on credit unions, not retailers.
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By Robert McGarvey |
June 20, 2011
When is an IOU not an IOU?
That was the question on the mind of Mike Doland, executive vice president at ABNB FCU in Virginia, when he advised the credit union’s vice president for finance, Anthony Duncan, to send a letter to the Central Liquidity Facility, the federally operated organization overseen...
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By Natasha Chilingerian |
June 20, 2011
Going green isn’t just a trend anymore–it’s becoming an expected way of life. And credit unions are finding that replacing paper documents with electronic ones doesn’t just save trees. It saves money, saves time and creates new marketing opportunities.
