League Link is an electronic communications service from the Indiana Credit Union League and is sent regularly to Managers/CEOs of affiliated credit unions. It contains a variety of information on activities at the League and a summary of important messages that have been sent by the League. Many of the items here contain links to the League's website. We encourage you to share League Link, or selected content, with your staff and officials as appropriate. An archive of messages from the League to credit union managers/CEOs can be found here .
 
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Regulatory/Compliance Updates
Regulatory Update, 2-24-2020, Weekly Regulatory Advocacy Report
On Feb. 24, Senior Consultant Tim Pierce and Senior Consultant, Director of Regulatory Analysis Dave Hawkins sent a Regulatory Update which provided information on a number of recent regulatory and advocacy topics. Read it here.
Upcoming Meetings and Education Sessions
We know you want to put your best foot forward when it comes to marketing your credit union to the right audiences. Join Tara Kochansky of TwoScore for a session that will give you all you need to energize your current efforts or start something new in 2020. This information-packed day will definitely give you plenty to take back to your credit union and begin using right away.
Indirect Lending Seminar is designed to provide credit unions with an insight into various aspects of indirect lending. The session includes economic updates, a look at new indirect lending products and services, and an open discussion about challenges and victories when dealing with third party providers. The seminar will be facilitated by League Senior Consultant Tim Pierce.
League staff will be traveling the state to meet with credit unions where we will cover a variety of topics – including those that you specifically want to address. Make plans now to be part of this networking opportunity where you’ll come away with important information about compliance issues and their implementation. Join David Hawkins, the League’s Senior Consultant and Director of Regulatory Analysis at a session in your area.
The League is offering this session to discuss different types of fraud and prevention including credit/debit card, checking account fraud, malicious app monitoring, fall back transactions, and more.
Chapter News
Upcoming Chapter Meetings
Several chapters have meetings or events planned in the weeks ahead. Visit the League calendar to find information about your chapter.
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Be ready for auditors and examiners
We can help you prepare for IT portions of exams
Every list of "Exam Hot Buttons" includes IT vulnerabilities in some form. Here are some common categories that come up frequently where the League and Servicecorp can help you be ready.
 
IT Assessment / Audit / Risk Assessment
  • Must be conducted by a different vendor than the current IT support vendor
  • Perform annually
Policies & Procedures
  • Ensure you have specific IT policies like Acceptable Use Policy, Data Backup Policy, Incident Response Plan, Password Policies, IT Audit Policy
Vulnerability scan of your environment
  • Tenable/Nessus or a vulnerability scan tool should be used to assess your environment's vulnerabilities.
Penetration test
  • Outside test performed to determine if you have vulnerabilities with web sites, servers and devices facing the internet.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plans
  • Plans to determine what should be done in the event of a disaster or significant business interruption.

These should be reviewed and tested once per year.

Take action today to be ready for your next exam.
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Credit Union Trends Report
CUNA Mutual Group provides a Credit Union Trends Report each month, containing the latest information on the state of credit union lending, membership and assets. The Executive Summary of the February 2020 report, which is based on December 2019 data can be found here.