What is Interchange and Why Does it Matter to Credit Unions?

What is Interchange and Why Does it Matter to Credit Unions?

Financial literacy month continues with part one of Esteban Camargo’s two-part series on interchange income: what it is, why it’s important to credit unions, and what politicians are trying to change.

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Explaining Credit Union Allowance for Credit Losses and CECL

Explaining Credit Union Allowance for Credit Losses and CECL

As Financial Literacy Month kicks back off, Esteban Camargo continues his education series on the inner working of credit unions by examining Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Current Expected Credit Loss.

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Cooking with CUSO Mag: Colombian Cooperatives and Empanadas

Cooking with CUSO Mag: Colombian Cooperatives and Empanadas

In the second edition of this exclusive series from CUSO Magazine, Esteban Camargo bridges the gap of credit union education and food blog… Learn about the landscape of Colombian credit unions before making Esteban’s favorite food: Colombian empanadas.

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NCUA’s Released 2023 Q4 System Performance Data Continues Trend of Declining Credit Union Numbers

NCUA’s Released 2023 Q4 System Performance Data Continues Trend of Declining Credit Union Numbers

Last week, the National Credit Union Administration released the credit union system performance data for the fourth quarter of 2023. Esteban Camargo reports on some of the highlights from the report. 

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NCUA Maintains Normal Operating Level of 1.33% After News of Better Than Expected Performance

NCUA Maintains Normal Operating Level of 1.33% After News of Better Than Expected Performance

NCUA staff announced the Normal Operating Level will remain at 1.33% after reporting that the equity ratio outperformed expectations, reports Esteban Camargo.

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NCUA’s Tanya Otsuka Attends First Meeting as Member of the Board

NCUA’s Tanya Otsuka Attends First Meeting as Member of the Board

Ten days after being sworn in on January 8th as the 25th NCUA Board Member, Tanya Otsuka attended her first National Credit Union Administration board meeting. Esteban Camargo reports on the events.

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Despite Earlier Success, Marijuana Banking May Be a Ways Off

Despite Earlier Success, Marijuana Banking May Be a Ways Off

With Congress recessed, any expectations for protections to financial institutions serving cannabis businesses will have to wait until 2024, and most lobbyists and Congressional staff suggest even that is unlikely.

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NCUA Board Finalizes 2024-2025 and Central Liquidity Facility Budgets

NCUA Board Finalizes 2024-2025 and Central Liquidity Facility Budgets

Following its October budget proposal and subsequent commenting period, the NCUA Board has approved the 2024-2025 and Central Liquidity Budgets, reports CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo.

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Cooking with CUSO Mag: Desjardins and Madeleines

Cooking with CUSO Mag: Desjardins and Madeleines

In this brand new exclusive series from CUSO Magazine, Esteban Camargo bridges the gap of credit union history and food blog… Learn about the life of French-Canadian Alphonse Desjardins before baking a fresh batch of delicious madeleines.

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NCUA’s Proposed 2025 Operating Budget Would Be Nearly $100 Million More Than Its Approved 2022 Budget

NCUA’s Proposed 2025 Operating Budget Would Be Nearly $100 Million More Than Its Approved 2022 Budget

NCUA’s budget proposal for 2024-2025 has been released, and the numbers they are asking for should be setting off alarms with credit unions, says CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo.

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