According to a Washington Post article, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., is calling for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to be reopened to ensure the nation's small business have access [...]
Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) had slowed its enforcement actions considerably in 2018, several actions have come out of the bureau in the last few months including a recent settlement with USAA Federal [...]
The partial government shutdown has now become the longest funding gap in U.S. history. The House and Senate this week will continue work to try to come to an agreement to fund roughly a [...]
Servant leadership is something I've written about before. Those who practice this type of leadership know how unique it is – you're gaining trust and loyalty by investing in the personal and professional well-being of your [...]
NAFCU's award-winning research team has released an updated analysis of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). Based on its forecast through the end of 2018, NAFCU believes the fund will finish the year [...]
As consequences of the almost three-week partial government shutdown continue to come to light, the lack of loan approvals from the Small Business Administration (SBA) is creating problems for consumers and lenders that use the [...]
NAFCU's Brad Thaler yesterday reiterated the association's call for lawmakers "to continue to scrutinize the growing fintech sector" to ensure a level playing field between fintechs and regulated financial institutions. "It is important to note [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU), Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and CUNA Mutual Group jointly filed an amicus brief supporting the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in its appeal of the U.[...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement after the NCUA Board approved of decreasing the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund's (NCUSIF) normal operating level (NOL) [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement after the Commerce Department released its second estimate of 3rd quarter GDP growth: “Despite downward revisions to auto related [...]
National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger today issued the following statement in response to recent bank lobbyists efforts to mislead policy discourse regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), claiming [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement ahead of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing discussing big bank bankruptcy and the 2008 financial crisis: “The ‘[...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement after the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s November Federal Open Market Committee meeting: “There were no substantive changes [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement after the Federal Reserve reported its consumer credit data for the month of September, 2018: “Consumer credit growth decelerated [...]
