Why The Community Reinvestment Act Matters To Credit Unions
Credit unions might not be subject to CRA guidelines, but they still need to be aware of the value of CRA-eligible loans.
Credit unions might not be subject to CRA guidelines, but they still need to be aware of the value of CRA-eligible loans.
The argument that existing capital regulations are ineffective just doesn’t hold water.
Systemic rules like RBC are always simplistic and inflexible, a kind of bureaucratic bludgeon.
The NCUA is proposing an invasive, possibly illegal solution to a problem that does not exist.
The Federal Credit Union Act requires the NCUA to submit an annual report to the President and Congress by April 1. Another year has come and gone with no report.
The bond bulls and economic bear crowd is over-hyping the potential for tomorrow’s jobs number to be a game changer.
Credit unions should focus their efforts on persuading NCUA board member Rick Metsger to change his mind on RBC.
NCUA will assume it’s all peachy-keen unless the agency hears from credit unions.
The annual performance of the share insurance fund is a real-world test of NCUA’s ability to identify future risk, document potential shortfalls, and accurately manage uncertainties.
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Why The Community Reinvestment Act Matters To Credit Unions