kknope@cuna.coop (Kevin Knope) http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/rss/headlines.xml Credit Union National Association News Now Headlines Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association en-us Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:53:54 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-4.html Small business owners, small business trade groups and business think-tank representatives will join CUNA and credit unions next week to press Capitol Hill-based legislators to approve a member business lending cap increase for credit unions. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association Washington Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-4.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-3.html Legislators that are looking for new ways to fight burdensome government regulations "can--and should--start by looking at credit union lending," Eli Lehrer, vice president of the Chicago-based think tank The Heartland Institute, said in a Thursday <i>Huffington Post</i> editorial. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association Washington Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-3.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-8.html Basel III guidelines on financial institution capital levels may have been drafted in response to the negative impact large banks made on the economic crisis, but credit unions and other financial cooperatives likely will be included in any resulting regulation. How credit unions manage member shares relative to their capital requirements could determine how significant the impact is. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association CU/System Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-8.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-2.html The CUNA compliance team Thursday launched the first edition of its new compliance tool for credit unions--a monthly summary of vital compliance issues--all drawn from CUNA's highly followed <i>CompBlog</i>. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association Washington Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/wash020212-2.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-9.html The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) began taking credit card complaints from consumers on July 21 and mortgage complaints on Dec. 1. As of Dec. 31, it had received 13,210 consumer complaints--9,307 complaints about credit cards and 2,326 complaints about mortgages, CFPB said in its Semi-Annual Report Monday. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association CU/System Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-9.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-4.html A $30 million investment from the Ford Foundation has allowed a community development financial institution to merge with seven credit unions in California, in an effort to expand low- and moderate-income families' access to responsible and affordable financial services statewide. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association CU/System Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/system020212-4.html http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/consumer020212-1.html Sunday's Home & Family Finance Radio program covers platform technology, Internet coupons, online safety and identity theft. Copyright 2012 Credit Union National Association Consumer Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:33:32 GMT http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/12/consumer020212-1.html