insurance coverage

• Annual Health Care Costs for Family of Four Now Exceeds $20,000

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 28, 2013

  Just how much is the annual cost of health care for a family of four? Enough to pay for a year of tuition at an in-state college or buy a midsize sedan.

• Affordable Care Act May Give Credit Unions an Edge

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 15, 2013

  Depending on who’s offering an opinion, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare by critics, is poised to either dismantle insurance coverage as we know it or will finally offer services to those who just don’t earn enough to pay for medical services.

• NACUSO Speakers Turn Back the Clock to Tried and True Methods

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 24, 2013

  LAS VEGAS — What good would offering members a new app for their mobile phones or building a stronger social media presence do if there is a crumbling wall of trust between a CEO and employees? Credit unions continue to be reminded that survival for many of them means earning...

• Bluebird Gains FDIC Insurance

  By David Morrison  |  April 3, 2013

  Skeptics who saw the seeds of an eventual bank charter in the advent of American Express and Walmart had a change of heart and last week and announced that the jointly sponsored Bluebird prepaid card will carry FDIC deposit.

• Amex, Wal-Mart Bluebird Card to Carry FDIC Insurance

  By David Morrison  |  March 26, 2013

  Checking and debit alternative to get coverage to allow government direct deposit, companies say.

• NAFCU’s Relief Manifesto

  February 20, 2013

  NAFCU last week outlined a five-point regulatory relief plan the trade will pursue this year.

• NAFCU Reg Relief Manifesto Includes Merchant Data Breach Accountability

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 12, 2013

  Data breach liability, Central Liquidity Facility access on wish list trade's taking to Congress.

• NCUA Deposit Insurance Video Available for CU Use

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 9, 2013

  Agency invites credit unions to embed video on their own websites to educate members on NCUSIF deposit protection.

• NCUA Reminds Credit Unions of Unlimited Corporate, TAG Guarantee Expirations

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 19, 2012

  Dec. 31 marks end of unlimited coverage for credit union deposits at corporates and other financial institutions, and for members at credit unions.

• NCUA Board Agenda Next Week Includes Investment Credit Rating Rule

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 29, 2012

  Final rule would remove references to credit ratings in NCUA regulations as they apply to the credit unions' analysis of investments.