NCUA Sets the 2026 Tone
January 21, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on NCUA Sets the 2026 ToneBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management Last week, NCUA issued its annual Supervisory Priorities letter. That’s important to you... View Article
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More OFAC Compliance
January 20, 2026 2:32 pm Comments Off on More OFAC ComplianceBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management OFAC Compliance Basics Your OFAC policy should include several of the same elements... View Article
The Basics of OFAC Compliance
January 20, 2026 2:18 pm Comments Off on The Basics of OFAC ComplianceBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management Many of you receive our annual BSA email training series. There is another... View Article
Frank Barnes Discusses Importance of Volunteers
January 14, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on Frank Barnes Discusses Importance of VolunteersBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Frank Barnes, board chair... View Article
Bank Secrecy Act Resources
January 9, 2026 2:43 pm Comments Off on Bank Secrecy Act ResourcesBSA Email Series Resources: Email #1: NCUA BSA/AML Resources page FinCEN History of AML Laws Email #2: FFIEC BSA Manual... View Article
Cannabis Banking in Montana
January 8, 2026 3:50 pm Comments Off on Cannabis Banking in MontanaCredit unions of all sizes across Montana continue to have questions on how to handle requests for accounts and loans... View Article
Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Rule
January 7, 2026 2:23 pm Comments Off on Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information RuleBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) rule helps identify the actual people behind corporations... View Article
New Year, (Re)New Focus
January 7, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on New Year, (Re)New FocusBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management Now that 2026 is upon us, I am curious — did you make... View Article
Get to Know Lisa Simons
December 17, 2025 8:35 am Comments Off on Get to Know Lisa SimonsLisa Simons is an Account Executive with TruStage. She recently indulged us with a closer look into who she is... View Article
Your Voice to the NCUA Western Region Leadership
December 16, 2025 7:00 am Comments Off on Your Voice to the NCUA Western Region LeadershipBy Donya Parrish, MCU VP Risk Management At a recent in-person meeting with other credit union leagues, Karen Smith (MCU... View Article