The state Legislature in Georgia continues to hold a very active off session with multiple hearings and budget committee meetings, ranging from fraud issues to rural development, business regulations, budget cuts, transportation and health/insurance...

Shaping the opinions of federal lawmakers and regulators happens over time and is a systematic process. And given the large volume of issues that arise in Washington, D.C., that impact the industry, it’s a process that is extremely vital to your...

On September 25th the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 1595). And while the vote looked easy, it was a long road to get to this, with months of educating members of Congress on why this...

Credit unions were represented at the regional Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) office opening on September 10th, with members of the Compliance Team for LSCU engaged at the small event. This was highlighted as an “Innovation Policies...

The state legislative session in Georgia does not begin until January 13th. However, the Legislature has been a buzz of activity as of late to address just a handful of the issues for 2020 in advance, with multiple hearings in the past few weeks...

As of last week, both the U.S. House and Senate returned from the August break in their schedule and jumped into multiple issues of note to credit unions ranging from housing, student loans, inclusion, and appraisal management company reform to name...