NAFCU Press Archives

NAFCU Statement on House Passage of H.R. 5817

Washington, DC - National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Dan Berger today issued the following statement in response to the House passage of H.R. 5817, which was introduced by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.): “This legislation eliminates an ...

NAFCU Letter to Sens. Corker & Vitter Regarding Strategic Default

December 11, 2012 The Honorable Robert P. Corker, Jr. United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Washington, D.C.   20510 The Honorable David Vitter United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Washington, D.C.   20510 Dear Senators Corker and ...

NAFCU Rated Tops in CU Advocacy and Compliance

Washington - The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) was ranked highly for regulatory and legislative advocacy, compliance and as a source of industry insight and news in a needs assessment and satisfaction survey conducted by an independent research firm. The survey, conducted by ...

NAFCU Tells ICBA to Cease and Desist

December 7, 2012 Mr. Cam Fine President and CEO Independent Community Bankers Association Dear Mr. Fine: I am writing on behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) to request that Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA) immediately cease and desist the use of ...

NAFCU Letter Refuting The Tax Foundation on CU Tax Exemption

December 6, 2012 Mr. Scott Hodge President The Tax Foundation 529 14th Street, NW Ste. #420 Washington, D.C. 20045 Dear Mr. Hodge: I write today on behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the only direct membership association exclusively representing the ...

NAFCU Board Meets Today with Cordray and Matz

Washington, DC - The National Association of Federal Credit Union's (NAFCU) board of directors has meetings today with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Corday and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Debbie Matz to discuss credit union issues. “As a critical part of ...

NAFCU’s Comments on FHFA’s Whitepaper on Securitization Platform

December 3, 2012 Mr. Edward J. DeMarco Federal Housing Finance Agency 400 7th Street, SW 9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20024 RE:  Whitepaper–Building a New Infrastructure for the Secondary Mortgage Market Dear Mr. DeMarco: On behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (...

NAFCU Letter to Sens. Johnson and Shelby in Support of Combined MBL,TAG Bill

December 3, 2012 The Honorable Tim Johnson Chairman Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Richard Shelby Ranking Member Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Johnson ...

NAFCU Board to Meet with Federal Reserve, CFPB and NCUA

Washington - The National Association of Federal Credit Union's (NAFCU) board of directors is scheduled to meet next week with officials at the Federal Reserve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to discuss credit union issues. The meeting schedule ...

NAFCU’s Comments to NCUA on LICUs

November 26, 2012 Mary Rupp Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314–3428 RE:     Low-Income Credit Union; Acceptance of Designation Dear Ms. Rupp: On behalf of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the only trade association ...