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January 13, 2016

Checking accounts eyed in CFPB field hearing Jan. 27

NAFCU's regulatory affairs department will monitor a CFPB field hearing on access to checking accounts Jan. 27. Slated for 11 a.m. Eastern in Louisville, Ky., the hearing will be streamed live online.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray will deliver remarks during the event. Consumer groups, industry representatives and members of the public will also weigh in.

Registration for this public event is now open.

A ranking of checking account rates found that credit unions offer, by far, the highest interest rates among institutions surveyed by GoBankingRates last year. The group surveyed more than 4,000 banks and credit unions to find the best checking account rates available.