https://creditunionindex.com/ 2026-11-13T12:00:00Z Credit Union Index https://creditunionindex.com/marketing/update-ad-checklist-ncua-statement-rule-ends/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

NCUA removed the rule that every ad must carry its official advertising statement. The official sign rule and the accuracy rule stay. Here is what to change.

https://creditunionindex.com/marketing/trace-your-last-300-online-applications/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Before you raise the ad budget, follow your last 300 online applications to the end. Count how many were finished, approved and funded.

https://creditunionindex.com/ai-at-work/sort-loan-application-papers-with-ai/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Northern Trust reports that an AI agent cut the time to prepare a new client's records by 83%. A credit union can use the same pattern for the papers in a loan file.

https://creditunionindex.com/marketing/score-how-ai-assistants-rank-your-credit-union/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

A car dealer scored all 349 stores of his brand on how AI assistants answer about them. A credit union can score itself and five local competitors by hand.

https://creditunionindex.com/news/regulators-extend-comments-on-vendor-risk-guidance/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

NCUA and three bank regulators moved the comment deadline on proposed third-party risk guidance to Dec 16, 2026. The guidance covers insured credit unions.

https://creditunionindex.com/ai-at-work/rank-your-ai-uses-in-four-levels/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

A bank regulator published how its examiners review AI. They rank each AI use by what can go wrong. A credit union can make the same one-page list for its board and its examiner.

https://creditunionindex.com/news/ncua-sets-public-hearing-on-its-next-budget/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

NCUA will hold a public hearing on its staff draft budget for 2027 and 2028 on Nov 17, 2026. Written comments are due Nov 30, 2026.

https://creditunionindex.com/news/ncua-ends-advertising-statement-rule/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

NCUA announced four final rules on Nov 13, 2026. One removes the rule that ads must carry the official NCUA advertising statement.

https://creditunionindex.com/news/inflation-above-forecasts-before-next-fed-meeting/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, more than forecast. Markets expect the Federal Reserve to raise its rate on Dec 9, 2026.

https://creditunionindex.com/news/home-equity-record-and-borrowers-switch-lenders/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Mortgage holders held a record $17.5 trillion in home equity in the third quarter. Servicers kept only 26% of the borrowers who refinanced to take cash out.

https://creditunionindex.com/marketing/google-core-update-record-funded-accounts/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Google started a core update and added a new AI model to Search. Record your online applications and funded accounts now, and compare them when the rollout ends.

https://creditunionindex.com/marketing/claim-your-credit-union-chatgpt-profile/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

OpenAI opened a free tool for claiming a business profile in ChatGPT. Search for your credit union this week, and claim the profile with an account you control.

https://creditunionindex.com/ai-at-work/check-staff-built-ai-apps-with-member-data/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

A security firm found 35,578 apps made with one AI app builder open to anyone with the link. Check this week whether your staff built an app with member data in it.

https://creditunionindex.com/ai-at-work/check-ad-copy-against-your-compliance-checklist-with-ai/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

The legal team at Fujifilm Biotechnologies built an AI agent that checks contracts against written standards. A credit union can use the same method on ad copy before compliance review.

https://creditunionindex.com/ai-at-work/add-ai-to-loan-processing-one-step-at-a-time/2026-11-13T12:00:00Z

Pennymac says AI agents now do about 40% of its back-office loan work, and each agent started with a person reviewing every action. Here is how a credit union can prepare.