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- CU PolicyPro: Effectively Create, Manage Your CU's Policies
August 30, 2021CU PolicyPro® includes more than 230 detailed model policies that can help your credit union manage today’s ongoing compliance and operational challenges. Developed and written especially for credit unions by legal and financial regulatory experts, CU PolicyPro is designed to be compliant with applicable regulations.
- Child Tax Credit Update: New Tool From IRS to Aid Families Receiving Paper Checks
August 30, 2021The Internal Revenue Service has issued a press release announcing a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to quickly and easily update their mailing address using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, found exclusively on IRS.gov.
- Treasury Proposes Amendments to Its ACH Rules
August 30, 2021The Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service has published a proposed rule [85 FR 46631] in a recent Federal Register that would amend its regulations, Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House (31 CFR part 210) to address changes that Nacha has made since the publications of its 2019 Operating Rules & Guidelines.
- League Compliance Newsletter (08/30/2021) Available
August 30, 2021The latest edition of your League's Compliance Newsletter is available here!
- Virginia Workplace Safety Regulators Agree to Let Businesses Follow CDC Pandemic Guidelines
August 27, 2021The state board that oversees workplace pandemic safety rules agreed to a slate of revisions Thursday, approving new language that will allow businesses to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance in lieu of state regulations. Virginia was the first state in the country to institute workplace safety rules last summer, which give state inspectors the authority to investigate and discipline businesses that fail to take steps to protect their employees from COVID-19.
- Ransomware: A Checklist of Things to Know
August 27, 2021There’s no foolproof way of preventing ransomware attacks from occurring; however, there are a number of things to know to help you be prepared.
- Credit Union Loans Increased 1% in June
August 27, 2021Credit union loans outstanding increased 1.0% in June, compared to a 0.8% increase in May and a 0.7% increase in June 2020, according to CUNA’s latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates.
- CURRENT Newsletter | 26 August 2021
August 26, 2021Your League's latest CURRENT newsletter features advocacy news, the CONNECT Conference, Mortgage Loan Originator Training, the Marketing Workshop and Advice on Requiring Employee Vaccinations. Read more
- BayPort Foundation Announces Official Crawlin’ Crab Race Weekend Sponsors
August 25, 2021The BayPort Foundation is pleased to announce it has partnered with Cox Business/Cox Media, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Staples as official race sponsors of the BayPort Foundation Crawlin’ Crab Race Weekend.
- Requiring Employee Vaccinations?
August 24, 2021The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance stating that employers are allowed to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for in-person employees (barring medical or religious reasons), but it can be a sensitive issue.