Opinion

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

Credit unions are awash in digital transformation, and CU Journal is undergoing a transformation of our own.

While used infrequently by credit unions, arbitration clauses can be an effective way to ensure both the credit union member and the credit union's interest are protected when disputes arise.

Why are credit unions lending their name to this fight when the vast majority of them do not use forced arbitration and have not been caught up in Wall Street’s excesses?

The National Credit Union Administration must return all credit union monies that come from merging the insurance and stabilization funds, and halt its proposal to increase the normal operating level for the share insurance fund.

NCUA must return all credit union monies that come from merging the insurance and stabilization funds, and halt its proposal to increase the normal operating level for the share insurance fund.

A recent op-ed got it wrong when it questioned the National Credit Union Administration’s actions to modernize credit union field of membership rules.

A recent op-ed got it wrong when it questioned the National Credit Union Administration’s actions to modernize credit union field of membership rules.

Expanding the definition of a credit union's "common bond" so that it is essentially meaningless appears to be the direction the industry and its regulator are headed.

Expanding the definition of a credit union's "common bond" so that it is essentially meaningless appears to be the direction the industry and its regulator are headed.

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

One reader decries inconsistencies in a recent CUJ op-ed.

The banking industry casts aspersions on credit unions while overlooking their unique challenges and contributions to the broader economy.

As President-elect Trump and the new Congress proceed on tax reform, there is one exemption in particular that needs to be closed, shut and buried.

The hurdles for bank-to-CU conversions are in almost all cases too big to for for-profit institutions to overcome and still operate responsibly.

As the new Congress and administration take shape, the credit union trade association is ramping up lobbying efforts even as it celebrates a major milestone.

The migration has been slow, but COOP Financial Services says there's momentum for adoption and usage. There are also signs that card fraud risk is improving.

The National Credit Union Administration acted appropriately, within its legal authority, when issuing its member business lending rule.

The National Credit Union Administration rule expanding member business lending introduces new risks and lacks legal basis.

Lobbyists for the credit union industry are decrying a proposal to limit forced arbitration clauses despite ample evidence that credit unions don’t use such clauses in the first place.