MADISON, Wis.--The Filene Research Institute will launch a new research center in July 2026 focused on Differentiation & Storytelling, an initiative aimed at helping financial institutions better understand how brands build loyalty, how narratives shape consumer behavior and how organizations become memorable in ways that influence consumer decisions, the organization said.
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WASHINGTON--Following the recent Senate passage of the H.R.6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the Defense Credit Union Council sent a letter to leaders of the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee urging for the legislation to quickly move to a conference committee.
WASHINGTON--The Defense Credit Union Council Monday submitted four comment letters to NCUA addressing several proposed rulemakings and policy changes aimed at streamlining regulations and improving clarity for federal credit unions.
WASHINGTON— America’s Credit Unions and the Defense Credit Union Council are both urging lawmakers to modernize the nation’s financial privacy rules ahead of a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday, with both groups backing a stronger national framework while warning against a patchwork of state laws, gaps in oversight of fintechs and data aggregators, and added burdens on credit unions.
WASHINGTON— The Defense Credit Union Council is intensifying its push for explicit credit union inclusion in the Trump Administration’s mortgage lending deregulation effort, with Chief Advocacy Officer Jason Stverak suggesting community bankers had an outsized role in shaping the executive order while credit unions risk being left on the sidelines.
WASHINGTON--The $25-million Temple Santa Fe Community Credit Union has become the newest member of the Defense Credit Union Council, DCUC announced.
WASHINGTON— A federal judge in California has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to continue seeking operating funds from the Federal Reserve, ruling that acting CFPB Director Russell Vought violated federal law when he refused to request additional money and attempted to let the agency’s reserves run down, Reuters reported.
WASHINGTON— A federal judge has blocked a pair of Justice Department subpoenas aimed at the Federal Reserve in connection with a criminal probe of Chair Jerome Powell, ruling the government offered virtually no evidence of wrongdoing and finding the subpoenas appeared designed primarily to harass Powell and pressure him over monetary policy.
WASHINGTON--Reforming the capital treatment of mortgage servicing assets and real estate exposures under NCUA’s risk-based capital framework is needed, and America’s Credit Unions outlined their suggested changes Friday in a letter to NCUA Chairman Kyle Hauptman.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.— MetroWest Community Federal Credit Union is facing scrutiny following a reported data-security incident that may have exposed members’ personal information, with law firm Federman & Sherwood saying it has opened an investigation after a breach notice was filed with the Maine Attorney General.