The early bird discount deadline for submitting a Pinnacle award entry is drawing near. Your entry must be received by July 1, 2017, to receive the special pricing. Save your credit union some money and get those entries sent in now.

We need your help in promoting the fabulous opportunity to win a bright red 2017 Mustang, diamond and tanzanite earrings, or $1,500 cash. Posters and flyers are available to assist with all your Mustang Mania promotions.

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) on Friday announced the committee’s schedule for the week of June 26.

National Credit Union Administration's Acting Chair J. Mark McWatters discussed recommendations to “achieve real relief while maintaining safety and soundness” before the Senate Banking Committee last Thursday, part of a hearing on regulators’ role in fostering economic growth.

The National Credit Union Administration last week filed a motion to deny the American Bankers Association request for summary judgment its lawsuit against the agency’s field-of-membership rule. The request, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also asks the court to grant NCUA’s motion for summary judgment.

Faltering homeownership rates are a widespread concern, with young adults having experienced particularly large declines. The homeownership rate of those aged 25-44—prime ages for first-time homebuying—has plummeted by 10 percentage points over the past decade. The foreclosure crisis was one obvious cause, while other factors include a slow labor market recovery from the Great Recession, tighter mortgage credit, limited supply of entry-level homes, and long-term social changes such as delayed marriage and childbearing. Given these many contributing factors, policymakers and housing professionals have struggled to define the role of policy in shaping future homeownership rates.

There’s absolutely no better way to update your knowledge of HR than by attending this year's HR Conference at the Embassy Suites in Fort Worth, August 7-9. Save money and register before the early bird deadline, Friday, June 30.

The truth is, money is very simple, but people make it complicated, says Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation Executive Director Courtney Moran. Money itself is not the problem or the true issue when problems arise. It’s our money habitudes—habits and attitudes related to money—that drive our daily decisions.

Mark your calendar now for the event that brings you the hottest credit union compliance topics presented by leading industry experts. It's a few months down the road, but you'll want to mark your calendar for the next Compliance and Audit Conference, which takes place in Fort Worth, August 7-9, 2017.

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final regulation known as the “Fiduciary Rule,” which expands the definition of “fiduciary” of an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and a plan (including an individual retirement account [IRA]) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC).

The following table shows pending regulatory proposals quickly coming to deadline. Cornerstone and Credit Union National Association will be submitting comments. Credit unions are encouraged to use PowerComment to file comment letters with regulators.