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For Immediate Release

Washington (July 6, 2015) -National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Director of Regulatory Affairs Alicia Nealon issued the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office's report on cybersecurity last week that recommended Congress grant NCUA authority to examine third-party technology service providers for credit unions.

"As we have consistently maintained, NAFCU believes the agency's bid for third-party vendor examination authority is unnecessary given that NCUA is already authorized to thoroughly regulate credit unions and their third-party relationships," said Nealon. "While NAFCU acknowledges the importance of cybersecurity and risk management, we firmly believe that cybersecurity and third-party vendor examination authority do not go hand in hand."

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