NAFCU Press Archives

NAFCU applauds House passage of highway bill with inclusion of privacy notice

WASHINGTON, DC (December 3, 2015) — National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement today applauding theHouse vote this morning which passed H.R. 22, a transportation authorization bill that includes NAFCU-sought privacy notice and some qualified-mortgage ...

NAFCU files joint brief against FCC over phone act rule

WASHINGTON, DC (December 3, 2015) — The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) joined with other petitioner-intervenors today in filing a brief that challenges the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order on Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibitions on autodialed calls. “We are pleased to ...

NAFCU statement on inclusion of privacy notice in highway bill

WASHINGTON, DC (December 1, 2015) — National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement today in response to the NAFCU-sought privacy notice and certain qualified-mortgage relief for credit unions being included in the highway bill reported out ...

NAFCU rebukes ABA claims on NCUA’s anticipated field of membership proposal

WASHINGTON, DC (November 18, 2015) — The Honorable Richard Shelby Chairman Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Sherrod Brown Ranking Member Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 ...

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long statement on October retail sales report

WASHINGTON, DC (November 13, 2015) — National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Commerce Department October retail sales report which reflected that retail sales edged up 0.1 percent last month after being ...

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long statement on October jobs report

WASHINGTON, DC (November 6, 2015) — National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Dept.’s October employment report. “As disappointing as last month’s jobs report was, this one more than makes ...

NAFCU letter to CFPB on Bureau’s overdraft survey

WASHINGTON, DC (November 2, 2015) — Ms. Linda Powell, Chief Data OfficerConsumer Financial Protection BureauAttention: PRA Office1700 G Street N.W.Washington, DC 20552 RE: Response to Notice and Request for Comment on “Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale/ ATM (POS/ATM) Overdraft Disclosure ...

NAFCU statement on election of Rep. Paul Ryan to Speaker of The House

WASHINGTON, DC (October 29, 2015) — National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger congratulated Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., on his election to Speaker of the House. “NAFCU congratulates Paul Ryan on his election as House Speaker,” said Berger. “Speaker Ryan ...