WASHINGTON—Both the House and Senate passed a bill last week to extend funding for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Dec. 7.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–“Tricks of the Trade,” the newsletter series published by CU*Answers, has published its 75th issue, wrapping up a successful Writing Team initiative, the company said.
WASHINGTON—CUNA said it supports efforts to track money laundering and terrorist financing, but it wants to see a balance struck between the costs to financial institutions and the benefits to the federal government, it wrote in a letter for the record of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on combating illicit finance.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–Two people have been banned from ever again working at a federally insured financial institution.
MADISON, Wis./WASHINGTON–During 2018, there have been 35 new implementations of the Credit Union Financial Exchange (CUFX), according to the CUNA Technology Council, which leads the initiative.
BRUSSELS —The European Parliament Credit Union Interest Group met here with the European Network of Credit Unions to discuss limiting regulatory burdens on credit unions as a means of promoting access to financial services for ordinary Europeans.
OTTOWA, Canada—American consumers of financial services are demanding higher levels of customer service both through technology and in person, as well as a strong feeling of security as they transact, a new report indicates.
WASHINGTON–The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is seeking someone who would perform cost-benefit analyses on proposed and final rules from the agency.
MADISON, Wis.–Credit union membership during September grew at the fastest pace in 25 years, and through the first nine months of 2018 grew at the fastest pace in credit union history, according to new data.
BETHESDA, Md.–Marriott Hotels said its guest reservation system has been hacked and that the personal information of approximately 500-million guests has potentially been exposed.