WASHINGTON–The House has passed the credit union-supported Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 and COUNTER Act of 2019.
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ONTARIO, Calif.–Humanidei, the talent recruiting firm formed by Jill Nowacki, former president of the Connecticut CU League, and Diana Dykstra, president of the California and Nevada leagues, has acquired the executive recruiting firm O’Rourke & Associates.
BRUSSELS–A team from the World Council of Credit Unions’ Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project team joined a group of key partners for meetings with European Union (EU) officials to ensure Ukrainian credit unions are exempt from certain EU directives.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–Credit unions in Massachusetts have now raised more than $2 million in funds to support a “A Bed for Every Child,” an initiative of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless.
BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Most Americans consider themselves at least somewhat informed of cybersecurity threats, yet many fall short at proactively protecting their personal data, a new study shows.
CHICAGO–Companies are amassing volumes of data with the intent of optimizing performance, identifying trends and meeting rising consumer expectations, yet nearly 75% of financial services and insurance executives admit in a new survey they are challenged by the fractured nature and vast amount of data available.
LONDON—The Bank of England‘s (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has laid down a set of rules that Facebook‘s Libra and other cryptocurrencies must follow if they are to be launched in Britain.
WASHINGTON–When the current Congress got underway there were high hopes for progress on a number of CU priorities, such as data security and Bank Secrecy Act improvements. But with the clock ticking, the agenda is now dominated by discussion of impeachment hearings, Syria, and a half-dozen other investigations in the House.
WASHINGTON–Here’s a look at what credit unions are watching in Congress and in Washington this week:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The majority of Americans across all political parties said they would support ending federal and state tax exemptions for large credit unions, according to a Harris Poll survey commissioned by the Florida Bankers Association.