CUs'
Washington Watchdog brings priorities to key officials
NAFCU, as the
credit union industry's Washington Watchdog, is constantly working with lawmakers,
administration officials, regulators, and other influencers to ensure credit unions'
voices are heard at the highest levels of government. In the past two weeks, the
association's award-winning advocacy team and Board of Directors met with
key decision makers to discuss issues impacting the industry.
NAFCU
to lawmakers: Reasons to be thankful for CUs
In light of continuous
banker attacks and challenges to the credit union tax exemption, NAFCU Vice President
of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler flipped the erroneous narrative and shared
10 reasons to be thankful for credit unions in an email to Capitol Hill.
4M
cards stolen from restaurant breaches available on dark web
A new report
from KrebsOnSecurity reveals that four million credit and debit cards are available
for sale on one of the largest cybercrime websites. The stolen card data comes
from four different restaurants that have been compromised this year.
The 2019 NAFCU Report on Credit Unions
is now available
Get details on the latest issues and trends affecting
credit unions
New-home
sales maintain annual growth despite October decline
New-home sales
fell slightly in October to 733,000 annualized units from September's upwardly
revised 738,000 units. Despite the dip, the month's sales were 31.6 percent higher than last year.
NAFCU
closed Thursday, Friday for Thanksgiving
NAFCU's offices will
be closed tomorrow and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving, but members will
still have access to the association's website for resources and upcoming
events. NAFCU Today will resume publication Monday, Dec. 2.
