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• Secondary Sales Uptick

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 16, 2013

  A New York-based investment banker said he’s noticed an uptick in his bank and credit union clients selling mortgages to the secondary market, especially when the loans aren’t performing.

• One Regulatory Size Does Not Fit All

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  January 16, 2013

  I’m going to share with you excerpts from a report that was sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explaining why it should practice an asset size-based exemption for its regulations. The executive summary opens:

• One Regulatory Size Does Not Fit All: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  January 10, 2013

  NCUA's concerns about regulatory overkill at CFPB are eye opening.

• Missed Opportunities are a Crying Shame

  By Bill Brooks  |  December 22, 2011

  "It's a Wonderful Life" offers credit unions a sharp lesson on HOME ownership.

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  Secondary Mortgage Market Reform Dominates Conference

  By David Morrison  |  October 3, 2011

  LAS VEGAS — The continued uncertainty surrounding the reform of the secondary mortgage market, combined with what that might mean for credit unions and what they should do, led the way at the American Credit Union Mortgage Association's 15th annual fall conference.

• ACUMA Meeting Offers Mix of Tips and Advice: Online Only

  By David Morrison  |  September 28, 2011

  LAS VEGAS — Morning sessions for big ideas and breakout sessions to look up close marked the ACUMA conference here this week.

• ACUMA Welcomes Record Attendance to 15th Annual Conference: Onsite Coverage

  By David Morrison  |  September 26, 2011

  LAS VEGAS — The American Credit Union Mortgage Association welcomed more than 300 credit union executives to its fall conference, the largest in its history, according to President Robert Dorsa.

• New Report Urges Financial Institutions to Re-Think Mortgage Reform

  By David Morrison  |  August 25, 2011

  Report on mortgage reform is especially blunt in some places.

• CUNA, CUNA Mutual Seeking More CU Input on QRM Rules

  By David Morrison  |  July 19, 2011

  Executives from CUNA and CUNA Mutual Insurance Group are asking more credit unions to comment on ongoing discussions about the definitions of what will be a qualifying residential mortgage, or QRM.

• CU/Bank Fed Meetings Called Fruitful

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 4, 2011

  The initial reviews are in from the meeting this week between credit union CEOs, community bank CEOs and top brass of Federal Reserve banks, and so far the assessment of what was discussed on everything from interchange to Fannie/Freddie status was favorable.