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- CFPB, DOJ and OCC Take Action Against Trustmark National Bank for Deliberate Discrimination Against Black and Hispanic Families
- Stablecoins Face Industry-Defining Regulatory Guidance
- 1st Advantage Colleagues Give Back to Local Non-Profits
- 60 Participate in Virtual Marketing Workshop
- ABA Seeks Supreme Court Intervention in Field-of-Membership Case
- Action Alert: Write Lawmakers on Interchange; Talking Points, Issue Overview Now Available
- Additional Actions Needed to Address Pandemic’s Economic Consequences
- Advocacy Alert: Write Your Lawmakers and Help Fight New IRS Reporting Provisions
- Agencies Issue Guide to Help Community Banks Evaluate Fintech Relationships
- As Election Day Nears, League Hosting Lawmakers at CU House
- Auto Loans Cruising at U.S. Credit Unions in Q2
- BayPort Foundation Announces Official Crawlin’ Crab Race Weekend Sponsors
- Biden Administration Issues Vaccine Mandates
- Biden’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Moves Closer to Approval
- Biden’s IRS Reporting Proposal for FIs Still in Play; Critical CUs Continue Outreach to Lawmakers
- Cautiously Returning to Special Events
- CEO FORUM Set for Oct. 20; Registration Open!
- CFPB Announces New Tech Specifications for Reporting Credit Card Agreements
- CFPB Beats Suit Challenging Payday Lending Regs
- CFPB Finds Credit Report Disputes More Common in Majority Black, Hispanic Aeas
- CFPB Issued Final Rule to Effect Annual Adjustments to TILA Thresholds for 2022
- CFPB Issues Proposal to Collect Small Business Data; League Seeks Member Feedback
- CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Discontinuation of LIBOR
- CFPB Making Changes to Credit Card Data Submission Process
- CFPB Names New Chiefs for Supervision and Enforcement Positions
- CFPB Releases Debt Collection Rule FAQs
- CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020
- CFPB Report: Renters at Risk as COVID-19 Safety Net Ends
- CFPB Seeks Input on Detecting Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
- CFPB Shares Recent Trends in SARs Involving Elder Financial Exploitation
- CFPB Sues Pawn Lenders for Cheating Military Families
- CFPB Sues Software Company That Helps Credit-Repair Businesses Charge Illegal Fees
- CFPB Takes Action Against Firm Offering Alternative Financing for College; Some CUs Had Explored Similar Product Offering
- CFPB Targets Amazon, Facebook, Others In Payments Probe
- CFPB Withdraws Proposal to Delay Debt Collection Rules
- CFPB, FTC and North Carolina Department of Justice File Amicus Brief in Henderson v The Source for Public Data
- Child Tax Credit Update: New Tool From IRS to Aid Families Receiving Paper Checks
- Comments on NCUA Digital Assets, Fair Lending Due in September
- CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union Appoints Frank Wasson As President/CEO
- CONNECT Conference Draws 50 CU Attendees
- Cost-Conscious Consumers Moving to Digital Auto Refinancing
- Credit Quality at U.S. Credit Union, Small Banks Improves YOY in Q2
- Credit Union Advocates Volunteer On Primary Campaign for Sen. Dance
- Credit Union Demand for Analytics Strategy Skyrockets in 2021
- Credit Union House Wall of Fame: Honor the Difference-Makers at Your CU
- Credit Union Leaders Make Virginia Business Magazine's Prestigious 'Power List'
- Credit Union Loans Increased 1% in June
- Credit Union Profile 2Q2021 Now Available
- Credit Unions Aid Political Campaigns in Run-Up to Pivotal Election
- Credit Unions Gird for M&A, Piling Up 69% More Secondary Capital YOY
- Credit Unions Hunting for Nonbank M&A to Diversify Revenue
- Credit Unions Meet with Aides to Sen. Tim Kaine
- Credit Unions Meet with Rep. Jennifer Wexton During 'Hike The Hill' Event
- Credit Unions, Banks Argue FOM Case at State Corporation Commission
- CU at the Polls! Election Day is Nov. 2
- CU Champions Volunteer in Support of Political Campaigns
- CU Legislation Advances Through Senate, House
- CU PolicyPro: Effectively Create, Manage Your CU's Policies
- CU System Sees Major victory as SCOTUS Denies ABA Appeal on FOM Rule
- CU-Backed Candidates Win in Virginia Primaries
- CU-Supported Member Governance Bill Passes Committee
- CUAid Commits $100,000 to Provide Disaster Relief for Louisiana CU Employees; Your Donations Will Help
- CULAC Announces Standings for Top Fundraising Credit Unions
- CUNA Cannabis & Hemp Financial Services eSchool Highlights Key CU Considerations
- CUNA Mutual Group Fall 2021 Report
- CUNA Mutual Group Hosting Mortgage Lending Webinars
- CUNA Mutual Group Releases August 2021 Trends Report
- CUNA Mutual Group: Corporate Check Fraud Report
- CUNA Releases Update to the Credit Card MLA Fee Comparison Spreadsheet
- CUNA Trends into Action eSchool Provides Strategic Planning Guidance
- CURRENT Newsletter | 26 August 2021
- CURRENT Newsletter | 30 September 2021
- CUs Continue Strong Opposition to Expanded Reporting Requirements
- CUs Reminded of Libor Transition Deadline
- CUs See Important Win in FOM Case Before State Corporation Commission
- CUs, Banks Argue Field-of-Membership Case Before State Corporation Commission
- CUs, Banks Square Off in Second Hearing on Years-Long FOM Case
- CUSO Final Rule, Cybersecurity Briefing on NCUA’s Oct. 21 Agenda
- DCCU Receives Recognition for 2020 Credit Card Campaign
- DCUC Continues Commitment to Financial Education
- Despite Guidance, Questions Remain for Credit Unions on President's Vaccine Mandate
- Details Unveiled for Vaccine Mandate for Employers wIth 100 or More Employees
- EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance to Cover Retaliation
- EEOC Updates Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance
- Election Day Analysis
- Elections for CUNA Board Coming Soon
- Ex-Obama Civil Rights Official Named Chief Enforcement Official for CFPB
- Expanded IRS Reporting Could Lead to ‘Serious Negative Consequences’
- FASB Board Reconsidering TDR Accounting for CECL Adopters
- FBI, CISA Issue Ransomware Advisory Prior to Labor Day Weekend
- FCC’s Reassigned Numbers Database Live Nov. 1
- FDCPA-Reg F: What You Need to Know Before Nov. 30, 2021
- FDIC Establishes Office to Support 'Mission-Driven' Banks
- Fed to Host Series of Diversity, Inclusion Conferences in November
- FinCEN Issues Report on Ransomware Trends in BSA Data
- FinCEN SAR Guidance Regarding Child Exploitation
- FinCEN to Host Innovation Hours Program Workshop on Digital Identity Services and Technologies
- FinCEN’s 2020 SAR Filing Trend Data Updated on FinCEN’s Website
- FIs Banks Grow More Optimistic on Credit Cards in Q2 as Consumer Spending Ramps Up
- FIs May Process Personal Remittances to Afghanistan, Says Treasury
- Fraud Alert: CUs Report Corporate Check Fraud
- Fraud Trend Update: Webinar Slated for Sept. 23
- Fraudulent Wire Transfers Impact Corporate Accounts
- FTC Warns Scammers are Sending Fake IRS Emails about Economic Impact Payments
- GAO Report Notes NCUA's Need to Strengthen Oversight
- General Assembly Adjourns; Lawmakers Create CDFI Fund
- General Assembly Legislative Summary for 2020
- Gridlock, Dysfunction Hit Redistricting Commission
- Henrico Federal Credit Union Welcomes a New Vice President
- Here’s How the Court Will Draw Virginia’s New Political Districts
- HFS Committee to Mark Up Bipartisan Governance Modernization Bill Today
- High Demand for Life Insurance Continues in Q2 as Total Premiums Rise YOY
- HMDA Reminder – Use the 2020 Census Data Beginning January 1, 2022
- Holiday Closing Signs Available for CUs
- House Bill Introduced to Prohibit Increased IRS Reporting
- House Committee to Begin Markup of NDAA
- House Financial Services Subcommittees Holding Three Hearings This Week
- House Passes Build Back Better Without IRS Reporting Language
- Ignite2021 Keynoter Brandon Farbstein on 'Stepping Into Your Own Truth'
- In a Positive Development for CUs, White House Framework Omits IRS Reporting Proposal
- In Address at Tidewater Chapter, League President Urges Advocates' Action on IRS Reporting Proposal
- In Win for CUs, House Committee Doesn’t Include Bank-Sought Base Access Provision in NDAA
- Inclusiv Racial Equity Grant Fund RFP Available for CUs, Cooperativas Serving Communities of Color
- Increased IRS Reporting ‘Risky and Unnecessary’ for Consumers
- InFirst, Apple FCUs Recognized as 'Best CUs to Work For'
- Interagency Statements Regarding Hurricane Ida and CA Wildfires
- International Credit Union Day Coming Oct. 21! Are You ready to Celebrate!
- IRS Reporting Requirements: Measure Dropped From Budget Reconciliation Package, But CUs Should Continue Messages to Congress
- IRS Reporting Requirements: Talking Points and Background
- IRS Reporting Requirements: We Urgently Need You to Keep Up Contacts to Congress
- IRS Reports Record Number of Scams Related to Stimulus Payments; Remind Members to Be Vigilant in Safeguarding Personal Information
- Jean Yokum, Retired President/CEO of Langley Federal Credit Union, Dies at 90
- Labor Shortage Leads To Currency Shipment Delays
- Lawmakers Clash Over Government's Role in Preserving Cash
- League Calls on Congress to Preserve CUs' Special Access on Military Bases
- League Comments on Bank Regulators' Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships
- League Compliance Newsletter (08/23/2021)
- League Compliance Newsletter (08/30/2021) Available
- League Compliance Newsletter (09/13/2021)
- League Compliance Newsletter (09/27/2021)
- League Compliance Newsletter (09/8/2021)
- League Compliance Newsletter (10/12/2021)
- League Compliance Newsletter (10/26/2021) Available
- League Continues to Monitor Key Bills As General Assembly Approaches Crossover Day
- League Engaged on Vaccine Mandate; Resources Available to Aid CUs
- League Fights Bank Effort to Win New Branch Lease Rights on Military Bases
- League Files Comment Letter on Complex Credit Union Leverage Ratio; Risk-Based Capital
- League Hosting Virtual Hike The Hill Event March 2-4
- League Hosting Virtual Meeting Sept. 9 with CFPB Staff
- League Hosts Meeting With CFPB
- League Hosts Virtual Hike-The-Hill Meetings
- League InfoSight Features Required Training Checklist
- League Meets with Candidate Running for House Seat in 62nd District
- League Outlines Priorities as General Assembly Readies for Special Session
- League President Meets with Senate Republican Caucus
- League President/CEO Carrie Hunt Offers Perspective on Top Federal Legislative, Regulatory Issues
- League Readies for Next Fight in State-Level Field-of-Membership Case
- League Represents CUs on Two General Assembly Study Groups
- League Reps Meet with State Lawmakers
- League Supports CCULR Proposal from NCUA, But Notes Tight Deadline Between Comment Period, Board Consideration and RBC Effective Date
- League Urges NCUA to Return NOL to 1.3%
- League Urges Policy Change for CUs With Regard to Ginnie Mae Eligibility Requirements for Single-Family MBS Issuers
- League Watching Debt Ceiling Fight with Keen Interest Given Threat to Economy
- League Writes Lawmakers in Opposition to Expanded 1099s
- League Writes State Agency Over Costs Associated With COVID Testing
- League Writes Treasury on Issues with Expanded IRS Reporting Requirements
- League's CeJae Vtipilson Promoted to Grassroots Programs and Political Fundraising Director
- League, CU Representatives Meet with Rep. Luria on IRS Reporting Requirements, Interchange Issues
- League, Greater Hampton Roads CUs Hosting Dec. 1 Legislator Reception
- Legislative Summary of New Virginia Laws Effective July 1, 2021
- Leigh Ann Graham Recognized with Virginia League's Farley Award of Excellence
- Litigation Update: Substitute Opinion Issued in Hunstein Case
- Louisiana League Provides $280,000 in Aid to 700 Credit Union Employees
- Marketing Workshop Features Sessions on Advertising Compliance, Digital Marketing
- Member Options' George Ballew Selected as Top Executive of The Year in Mortgage Banking
- MLA Database Users Must Keep Accounts Active
- Mortgages Hit New Peaks for Credit Unions in South, Northeast
- NCUA Board Announces Meeting Schedule for 2022
- NCUA Board Finalizes CAMELS Rule; OKs CUSO Lending Rule
- NCUA Board Meeting: No Premium Assessment Needed at Present; Final Rules to Get a Vote Later this Year
- NCUA Board to Consider Shared Facility Rule at Nov. 18 Meeting
- NCUA Extends Federal Credit Union Meeting Flexibility Through 2022 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- NCUA Extends MDI Mentoring Grants Application Deadline to Nov. 14
- NCUA Invites MDIs to Apply for Mentor Grants
- NCUA Issues Guidance, Announces Upcoming ECIP Action
- NCUA Issues Guidance, Announces Upcoming ECIP Action
- NCUA Issues Risk Alert on Cloud-Based Business Email Compromise
- NCUA Letter to CUs Offers Info on End of Pandemic Homeowner Protection Programs
- NCUA Should Conduct Broader Evaluation of Amendments to Subordinated Debt Rule, CUNA, NAFCU and Inclusive Tell Agency
- NCUA to Host Appraisal Bias, Racial Homeowner Gap Webinar
- NCUA, CFPB Rescind COVID Flexibilities in Mortgage Servicing Disclosures
- NCUF Announces $100K Grant to Support CU Diversity, Financial Health
- NDAA Passes House With Two CU-Supported Measures Included
- New CFPB Leadership Can Recalibrate Approach to Credit Unions
- New CUNA Council Members Join for 2022, Get Remainder of 2021 Included
- New Director Rohit Chopra Says CFPB Looking Out for Families, Workers and Communities
- New InfoSight Content
- Next Ginnie Mae Leader must recognize CU mission, structure
- Nominations Open for 2022 Credit Union Hero Award
- Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation’s Drive for the Driven Golf Tournament Raises More Than $136K for Scholarship Program
- NWFCU Foundation Donates $20K to Northern Virginia Community College’s Student Support Programs
- NWFCU Foundation School Supply Drive Provides Nearly 60,000 Supplies to Local Schools
- NYDIG Allows Members to Buy, Sell Bitcoin But CUs Should Recognize Risk
- OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Virtual Currency Industry
- OFAC Releases Advisory on Ransomware Payments
- Once Confirmed, League Ready to Work With New CFPB Director
- Overdraft, NSF Fee Class Action Litigation Not Slowing Down for CUs
- Pages From of the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Oct. 13, 2021
- Pages From of the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Oct. 26, 2021
- Pages From of the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Oct. 5, 2021
- Pages From the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Aug. 31, 2021
- Pages From the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Nov. 17, 2021
- Pages From the Diary of Mrs. C. Hunt - Sept. 22, 2021
- Park View FCU Aids Local Fundraising Effort
- Pelosi Says Expanded IRS Reporting Will Be in Final House Bill
- Ransomware: A Checklist of Things to Know
- Ransomware: What to Know to Create an Incident Response Plan
- Reg Comment Call: NCUA Call Report
- Registration Open for NCUA Consumer Compliance Webinar
- Registration Open for NCUA Consumer Compliance Webinar Dec. 1
- Registration Opens For CUNA Mutual Webinar Series on Leadership Development, Trends
- Reps. Cline, Wittman Sign Onto Letter Expressing Concerns Over IRS Reporting Proposal
- Requiring Employee Vaccinations?
- Resources for NCUA's MERIT Exam System Now Available
- Revised Fannie, Freddie Uniform Legal Instruments
- Risk Alert: ACH Transfer Fee Class Action Lawsuit
- Risk Alert: SIM Swapping and Port-Out Fraud Leads to Account Takeovers
- SAFE Banking Act Successfully Added to House NDAA; Would Address Banking Needs of Legitimate Marijuana Businesses
- Scam Seeking to Sell Insurance to CUs In the Name of Tidewater Chapter
- SCC Hearing Next Week for Hugely Significant CU Field-of-Membership Case
- SCC Issues Short-Term Loan Regs; League’s Efforts Kept CUs Out of Original Legislation
- Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block IRS Snooping Proposal
- Sen. Mark Warner Joins Inclusiv Virtual Conference Lineup
- Senate Confirms Progressive Favorite Chopra as CFPB Head
- Small Banks Turn Corner on Loan Growth
- Stablecoin Report Recommends Congressional Action on Currency
- State-Level FOM Case Gets October Hearing Date
- State-Level FOM Case Remanded to Hearing Examiner
- Statement of CFPB Director Chopra on Stablecoin Report
- Study Looks at Benefits of the CU Federal Tax Exemption
- Supreme Court Ruling on Evictions Likely to Put Pressure on Some Members Over Housing; DOJ Weighs In With Plea to Legal Community
- Take Action: Tell Congress to Oppose New IRS Reporting Provisions
- Three Virginia-Based CUs Among CDRLF Grant Recipients
- Tidewater Chapter Donates $23,483 to Local Hospital
- Tidewater Chapter Launches LinkedIn Page
- Trades, Business Groups Ask Biden to Drop Proposal to Expand IRS Reporting Requirements
- Treasury Proposes Amendments to Its ACH Rules
- Treasury Releases Emergency Capital Investment Program Demand Announcement
- Trends Report: CU Loan Growth Slows; Inflation May Be Around Longer Than Expected
- Two Virginians Appointed to CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council
- Two Ways to Help Break Down Barriers to Buying Life Insurance
- US Banks Close 180 Branches, Open 69 in September
- US Credit Unions Close Net 10 Branches in Q3
- US Debt Ceiling Fight Could Cause Markets to Tumble, Delay Fed Taper
- US Housing Market: New, Existing Home Sales Rise Month-Over-Month in September
- UVA Community Credit Union President/CEO Alison DeTuncq to Retire
- UVA Community Credit Union Proudly Finances Culpeper Wellness Foundation’s New Recreation Center
- UVA Community Credit Union Proudly Finances St. Mark Lutheran Church Solar Project
- UVA Community Credit Union Welcomes Louis D. Farina, Jr. As Senior Commercial Loan Officer
- Vaccine Mandate: Courts Put Mandate on Hold, But CUs Should Map Out Plan to Comply
- Vaccine Mandate: Credit Unions Not 'Federal Contractors' Simply Based On NCUSIF Coverage
- ValleyStar Credit Union Names New CEO
- Virginia Credit Union League Endorses Sen. Mark Warner for Re-Election to Senate Seat
- Virginia CUs Win National Social Responsibility Awards
- Virginia House Control in Limbo; Recounts Sought in 2 Races
- Virginia House GOP Picks Todd Gilbert as Speaker, Terry Kilgore as Majority Leader
- Virginia Moves to Loosen COVID Workplace Safety Rules
- Virginia Reps Among 200-Plus Members of Congress Opposing Expanded IRS Reporting Requirements
- Virginia Rolls Out Digital Proof of Vaccinations
- Virginia Workplace Safety Regulators Agree to Let Businesses Follow CDC Pandemic Guidelines
- Virginia's Redistricting Commission May Fail to Redraw Congressional District Map
- Virginia, US Credit Unions Keep Growing Membership
- Vizo Financial Holds Second Virtual Payments Conference in 2021
- Waters Announces September House Financial Services Committee Schedule
- We've Lost a Member of Our Extended Credit Union Family - Joe DeCesare
- White Paper: The State of Small Credit Unions Today