Registration is now open for the 2018 Compliance & Legal Conference, which will take place Sept. 11-12 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona. The two-day conference will focus entirely on the regulatory and legal issues affecting New York’s credit unions – NYCUA

The New York Credit Union Association’s management consultants are available to assist member credit unions with strategic planning – The Point

Reminder: The Association’s Metropolitan Chapter is hosting a credit union day Thursday, Aug. 16, at Yankee Stadium – The Point

Credit unions continued to make gains over other lenders for credit cards, cars and other consumer loans in May, the Federal Reserve reported – CU Times

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, nominated by President Trump to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, was the author of an appeals court opinion in October declaring the structure of the CFPB unconstitutional – CUToday

CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney announced he has selected Brian Johnson to assume the responsibilities of acting deputy director. Johnson currently serves as principal policy director at the bureau – CUNA

Short-term lending products bridge a financial gap for their users, but the rates that lenders charge—and sometimes obscure as fees—can verge on predatory. Most consumers avoid these products, but active members of the military seem to embrace them – American Banker

Google is making several updates to Google Pay, including introducing peer-to-peer payments – TechCrunch