WASHINGTON, DC (September 27, 2017) — While no changes to credit unions' federal tax exemption were proposed in the Republicans' latest tax reform framework released today, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) remains vigilant in touting the importance of the exemption to the ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Regulatory Affairs Counsel Ann Kossachev yesterday wrote the U.S. Department of Labor encouraging the department to revise the overtime rule with more flexibility and reasonable benchmarks to ensure the credit union ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 20, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement today in response to the Federal Open Market Committee’s announcement of no change in interest rates after the conclusion of its two-day meeting. "...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 19, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler yesterday wrote the Senate Finance Committee reminding committee leaders of the economic value the credit union tax exemption provides to the entire economy – estimated at ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) member credit unions and association senior staff today are meeting with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson at HUD headquarters to discuss credit unions' role in helping low-income individuals, affordable housing ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 16, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel Carrie Hunt, in separate letters today, asked the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and National Credit Union Administration to work together ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 14, 2017) — The credit union industry scored a big win this afternoon as the House passed an amendment sought by the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) to keep the NCUA out of the appropriations process. The amendment to Division ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 13, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger and Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon today signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will work to improve access to small dollar loans to small businesses across ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler today thanked Reps. Bill Posey, R-Fla., and Denny Heck, D-Wash., for reintroducing a NAFCU-sought, bipartisan bill that would require the NCUA to conduct a study ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 8, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger today in a letter urged congressional leaders to support national data security standards for retailers and others who collect and store consumers’ personal and financial information following ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 7, 2017) — The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) next week will host its 2017 Congressional Caucus – the credit union industry's main event for advocacy in Washington, D.C. Celebrated annually, this year's Caucus is expected to be NAFCU's largest, ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 6, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel Carrie Hunt today wrote the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) reiterating the associations' view that pairing closure of the Temporary Corporate Credit Union ...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 1, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) NAFCU Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s August employment report, released this morning. "Job growth disappointed in August, with employment gains falling shy of expectations ...
WASHINGTON, DC (August 29, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger today wrote the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) reiterating the association's opposition to the NCUA's proposed raising of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund's (NCUSIF) normal ...
WASHINGTON, DC (August 25, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Senior Regulatory Affairs Counsel Michael Emancipator today wrote the National Credit Union Administration urging the agency to retain its current overhead transfer rate methodology, calling it an "objective formula-based model" that "prioritizes ...
