A number of top NAFCU and credit union priorities are topics of discussion on Capitol Hill this week, including housing finance reform, data security and regulatory relief. NAFCU is engaged with lawmakers as midterm elections [...]
I read some thoughts from Dan Rockwell on Twitter about networking. His sage advice is that if you want to push yourself to improve, you'll likely need to meet new people to do so. It [...]
Snap judgements – also known as first impressions – often wrongly assume people's intentions or trustworthiness. Even so, these judgements – formed in milliseconds – can pose a real challenge if not made in your favor. That being said, [...]
The NCUA on Thursday issued a proposed rulemaking amending its real estate appraisals for certain transactions. The proposal, among other changes, would increase the threshold from $250,000 to $1 million for non-residential (commercial) real [...]
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger, in a letter Wednesday, agreed with Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Acting Director Mick Mulvaney's position that the bureau is not statutorily required to "run a Yelp for financial [...]
Some credit unions that are required to comply with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements are getting a compliance break. Under Dodd-Frank, HMDA requires credit unions to collect new specific data points and specifies [...]
Hi Compliance Friends! Fall starts this Saturday, September 22nd. I hope that everyone is dusting off their favorite pumpkin recipes and preparing for the beauty of the fall foliage. As the world turns in compliance [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Regulatory Affairs Counsel Andrew Morris issued the following statement after the White House issued its National Cyber Strategy: “NAFCU looks forward to working with the Administration to [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) recognized Direct Federal Credit Union’s Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Liaison Maria Mendez with the association’s 2018 Paul Revere Award. The award is presented to the [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book: “The Fed’s latest report continues [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s August employment report, released this morning: "The big news from the August [...]
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger released the following statement after the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nomination of Kathy Kraninger as Director of the Bureau [...]
The Senate remains in Washington this week as the House continues August recess. Continuing its award-winning advocacy efforts with lawmakers and regulators, NAFCU on Thursday will meet with Tom Pahl, policy associate director for research, [...]
National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s July employment report, released this morning: "The July labor report showed employment gains [...]
