NAFCU Press Archives

NAFCU letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in advance of FSOC meeting

WASHINGTON, DC (February 28, 2017) —   Good morning, Attached please find NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger’s letter to Treasury Secretary and Chairman of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Steven Mnuchin in anticipation of the FSOC's upcoming meeting. National Credit Union Administration Acting ...

NAFCU statement on NCUA Board vote on usury cap, NCUSIF report

WASHINGTON, DC (February 23, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement in response to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board’s vote on the continuation of the 18 percent federal credit union loan ...

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long statement on FOMC meeting minutes

WASHINGTON, DC (February 22, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist and Director of Research Curt Long issued the following statement today in response to the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest meeting minutes released today. “The minutes from the FOMC’...

NAFCU comment letter to CFPB regarding access to consumer financial records

WASHINGTON, DC (February 22, 2017) — Good afternoon, Attached please find NAFCU Regulatory Affairs Counsel Andrew Morris's letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the agency's request for information (RFI), titled “Consumer Access to Financial Records.” In the letter, Morris wrote, "NAFCU is supportive ...

NAFCU’s 2017 Strategic Growth Conference kicks off in Charleston, S.C.

WASHINGTON, DC (February 21, 2017) — Credit union professionals from across the country are gathering today in Charleston S.C., to kick off the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions’ (NAFCU) 2017 Strategic Growth Conference. During the conference, attendees will learn new, revenue-boosting solutions to ...

NAFCU statement on Arby’s data breach announcement

WASHINGTON, DC (February 9, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger today issued a statement regarding Krebs on Security report today that Arby’s restaurants had experienced a major data breach. “The continuing saga of retail data breaches ...

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long statement on January jobs report

WASHINGTON, DC (February 3, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Dept.’s January employment report. "The initial release of jobs data for 2017 showed mixed results. The headline figure ...

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long statement on FOMC announcement

WASHINGTON, DC (February 1, 2017) — National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist and Director of Research Curt Long issued the following statement today in response to the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting announcement today. “As expected, the Fed declined to raise ...