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Women's policy group, NRECA back MBLs
Washington
Small business group Women Impacting Public Policy and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are two of the latest groups to join the fight to increase the credit union member business lending cap, and CUNA has urged credit unions and their members to keep pressure on Congress as members of the U.S. House return to their home districts this week.
CUANY report: N.Y. CUs' outreach makes difference
CU/System
The Credit Union Association of New York released its 2011 MORE (Member Outreach and Reinvestment Endeavor) Report--an annual compilation of New York credit unions' outreach efforts that indicates credit unions make a difference in their communities.
Washington Post notes CUNA White House work
Washington
CUNA's high-level work on behalf of credit unions was highlighted this week in a front-page Washington Post item on the influence of lobbying groups in Washington.
CUNA contacts IRS on tax revocations
Washington
Concerned that another round of problems with the Internal Revenue Service's "automatic revocation process" for federal credit unions' tax exemption is about to occur, CUNA joined three other credit union groups in a bid to head off potential Form 990-T issues for credit unions.
Iowa CU league receives NCB's Spirit of Cooperation award
CU/System
The Iowa Credit Union League has received the 2012 Stan Dreyer Spirit of Cooperation Award, which recognizes those who live and work with the spirit of the cooperative principles, presented by National Cooperative Bank.
CUs in Missouri and Malawi meet, share cooperative ideals
CU/System
Six representatives from the Malawi Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives Ltd. earlier this month traveled 8,600 miles to meet with their global peers at the Missouri Credit Union Association in pursuit of providing better service to their credit union members.
Are more CUs close to CFPB oversight?
Washington
Credit unions continue to make the most of the momentum created by last year's Bank Transfer Day, attracting around half a million new memberships in March, and these new memberships may be helping to bring some credit unions closer to the $10 billion-assets threshold that will subject credit unions to consumer protection enforcement and supervisory authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Desjardins state lawmaker award presented to Pa. legislator
CU/System
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mark Longietti was presented with the CUNA's Desjardins Financial Literacy Award for State Lawmakers at the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association's Annual Convention & Exposition in Pittsburgh.
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