PORTLAND, Ore.–A sold-out event full of credit union professionals in gangster suits and flapper dresses from the Pacific Northwest helped raise $250,000 for Credit Unions for Kids. The event, held in conjunction with the Northwest CU Association’s Amplify Annual Meeting, used a Roaring ’20s theme, and included an auction.
WASHINGTON–Close–but still not enough to warrant action.
PORTLAND, Ore.–The Northwest CU Association’s CEO, Troy Stang, exhorted credit unions in Washington and Oregon to leverage the full power of the record five-million-plus CU members in both states in their advocacy efforts.
CHICAGO–TransUnion has released “CreditVision Link,” which it is calling the first credit score in the market to combine both time-series credit bureau data and alternative data sources – creating a more precise picture of consumer risk and their ability to manage financial commitments.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–The NCUA board will vote on its revised risk-based capital proposal at its meeting next week, with one trade group saying it is “disappointed” at the decision.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz Thursday sent a letter to the authors of HR 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015, better known as the “Stop & Study” bill.
CHICAGO–Get ready to tune in: five different credit unions and credit union organizations will be featured in homemade videos next week in which they will be wishing credit unions a Happy International Credit Union Week.
SAN FRANCISCO—The number of mobile P2P users will grow rapidly, from 69 million in 2015 to 126 million by 2020, a new study suggests.
CLEVELAND—The sentencing and penalties related to the failure of St. Paul Croatian CU here continue, this time with a northeastern Ohio man being sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the credit union out of more than $3.7 million.
GRANITE CITY, Ill.—GCS Credit Union and Bell Community CU have agreed to merge.
