NAFCU Press Archives

Toomey, Murphy and Perlmutter join NAFCU’s 2014 Congressional Caucus lineup

WASHINGTON, DC (August 25, 2014) -- The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) just announced that Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., and Reps. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., and Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., have joined the growing list of distinguished speakers confirmed for the association’s 2014 Congressional ...

NAFCU letter to NCUA on agency’s proposed rule regarding appraisals

WASHINGTON, DC (August 25, 2014) -- Mr. Gerard Poliquin Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3428 RE:      Comments on Proposed Rule regarding Appraisals – Availability to Applicant and Requirements for Transactions Involving an Existing Extension of Credit. Dear Mr. ...

NAFCU statement on CFPB’s final rule on remittance transfers

WASHINGTON, DC (August 22, 2014) --  The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) issued the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) announcement today that it finalized its remittance transfer rule that extends a temporary reporting exception to federally ...

NAFCU advances economic team

WASHINGTON, DC (August 19, 2014) -- The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) announced it has promoted Curt Long from senior economist to chief economist and director of research and Doug Christman from research assistant to staff economist. “Curt has demonstrated keen economic insight ...

NAFCU Letter to NCUA on Agency’s 2014 Regulatory Review

(August 4, 2014) -- Michael J. McKenna General Counsel Office of General Counsel National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Mr. McKenna: On behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the only trade association exclusively representing the interests ...

NAFCU statement on appointment of NCUA Vice Chairman Metsger

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4, 2014) -- National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement regarding National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Debbie Matz’s announcement today designating Board Member Rick Metsger as vice chairman of NCUA. “We ...

NAFCU letter applauding credit union parity in HFSC markup of H.R. 4042

(July 29,2014) -- The Honorable Blaine Luetkemeyer United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Ed Perlmutter United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Re: Parity Needed for Credit Unions in H.R. 4042 Dear Representatives Luetkemeyer and Perlmutter: ...