Latest News & VACUL Headlines
- Credit Unions Step Up Efforts to Hire People of Color
September 14, 2021Credit unions are examining how they address diversity and inclusivity in their hiring and retention practices, and the widespread protests of racial inequity that erupted over the past year have amplified those efforts.
- Marketing Workshop Features Sessions on Advertising Compliance, Digital Marketing
September 13, 2021Join us Oct. 13 and 14 for the League Marketing Workshop, now a virtual event, for sessions on advertising compliance, strategic planning, digital marketing and more!
- League Compliance Newsletter (09/13/2021)
September 13, 2021The latest edition of our Compliance Newsletter is posted here! This issue details our meeting with CFPB; our call-to-action on proposed IRS Reporting provisions, our Marketing Workshop's session on advertising compliance and a training opportunity for mortgage lenders!
- League Hosts Meeting With CFPB
September 13, 2021Last Thursday, your League hosted a virtual meeting with staff members of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In a wide-ranging discussion, credit union and League participants covered a host of topics, including pandemic relief measures, proposed regulation and consumer protections related to mortgage lending.
- Biden Administration Issues Vaccine Mandates
September 10, 2021The Biden administration's new vaccine mandates put every American company with 100 or more employees in the same boat: All must get tough on their workers. And although the Biden administration's vaccine rule doesn't apply to small businesses, it could give some of them cover to mandate vaccines as well.
- DCCU Receives Recognition for 2020 Credit Card Campaign
September 8, 2021DCCU received first place in the state-level 2021 Louise Herring Philosophy In Action Award for its unique community campaign – Dine Out and Make a Difference. The Dine Out and Make a Difference campaign encouraged members to use their DCCU credit card to support restaurants during the pandemic. Learn more
- League Compliance Newsletter (09/8/2021)
September 8, 2021The latest edition of our Compliance Newsletter is posted here! This issue details our upcoming meeting with CFPB; our call-to-action on proposed IRS Reporting provisions, which worry us for a host of reasons (privacy, data security and the compliance burden); Virginia's COVID workplace safety rules and more!
- Credit Union Profile 2Q2021 Now Available
September 8, 2021The 2nd Quarter 2021 edition of Credit Union Profile is now available here. The Credit Union Profile is a quarterly publication of your League providing a statistical snapshot of the state and national credit union industries.
- Advocacy Alert: Write Your Lawmakers and Help Fight New IRS Reporting Provisions
September 8, 2021Your League and the Credit Union National Association issued an action alert last week calling on credit unions to oppose new Internal Revenue Service reporting provisions that would require financial institutions to report additional detailed account holder information. CUNA is also providing a toolkit to aid you in enlisting the participation of members. Take Action
- Virginia Moves to Loosen COVID Workplace Safety Rules
September 7, 2021Virginia is moving toward loosening its first-in-the-nation COVID-19 workplace safety rules, which were designed to prevent the spread of the virus but also were criticized by many businesses as too unwieldy.