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Compliance Central Articles from NAFCU staff to help keep credit union compliance officers in the loops on the most pressing issues on the horizon.

The NAFCU UPDATE newsletter is a four-page newsletter published 50 times a year to keep association members informed on the latest legislative, regulatory, economic and educational developments affecting credit unions and their operations. The newsletter is available via this website; each issue is announced to NAFCU

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Interchange Survey When you open the survey, you will be prompted to open or save the file.  Please click on the Save button and save the file as the name of your credit union followed by the words interchange survey.  For

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Dial the Capitol switchboard: (202) 225-3121 Use our Contact Congress tool More lawmakers write on bankruptcy Sept. 20, 2002 -Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, added another "dear colleague" letter in support of bankruptcy reform to the mounting piles of such cor

More compliance time seen for ID verification rule Oct. 24, 2002 -Sources said the Treasury Department's final rule on identification verification under last year's anti-terror law will give institutions six months to complete their compliance plans and another three months to comply before enforcement

Moldova looks at U.S. credit unions for guidance Representatives from the Republic of Moldova's fledgling credit union movement were in the U.S. last week to meet with credit union groups and government agencies to discuss how the former Soviet state can improve the young nation's credit unions. While cred

Mergers, students' needs noted in LaFalce bill Oct. 16. 2002 -Some of the measures in the "Federal Credit Union Services Expansion Act of 2002" introduced last week by Rep. John LaFalce, D-N.Y., can be found in Title III of H.R. 3951, the regulatory relief bill awaiting action on the House floor. But th

Members give CUs high marks on privacy July 30, 2002 -Credit union members have few complaints about their credit unions' privacy policies according to the July edition of NAFCU's Flash Report, released today. The monthly survey of 130 credit unions this month asked CUs to reveal what complaints their membe

Member call-in slated for Nov. 14 Nov. 4, 2002 -The mid-term elections, the congressional lame-duck session and key regulatory issues are some of the topics on tap for NAFCU's member call-in scheduled for next week. Senior NAFCU staff will be on hand to update participants on timely credit union topics

Member call-in just days away Nov. 8, 2002 -NAFCU members, don't forget our Member Call-in scheduled next Thursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern time. This hour-long event, "Year-end Review," will be the one time next week where you will hear straight from NAFCU's top staff just how credit unions have fa

Meeting of bankruptcy conferees uncertain June 11, 2002 -It turns out bankruptcy-bill conferees may not be meeting in formal session this week although committee staffers are still expected to continue discussions on how to resolve the heath-clinic violence provision of the proposed reform law. The only issue

> NAFCU: National Association of Federal Credit Unions | Matz, Johnson point to federal charter issue Matz, Johnson point to federal charter issue July 22, 2002 -The ongoing "disappearance" of small credit unions and the impact of conversions from federal to state charter are

Matz urges SBA chief on CU participation June 7, 2002 - NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz this week urged Small Business Administration chief Hector Barreto to let his agency return to previous, more liberal policy on credit unions' participation in SBA programs. Matz met with Barreto at NCUA headquarters. In th

Matz urges CUs to serve their entire communities Oct. 23, 2002 -NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz this week urged a gathering of community credit unions in Santa Fe to ensure they are working to serve all segments of their membership fields. "When a credit union gets a community charter, it is entering in

Matz sees CUs serving the underserved June 5, 2002 -NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz has concluded her two-month fact-finding tour of the credit union community, and one of the facts that has emerged during this effort is that credit unions "large and small" are undertaking impressive efforts to serve the underse

Matz presses financial literacy education Oct. 21, 2002 -NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz last week urged credit unions on in their efforts to provide financial literacy education for everyone within their fields of membership. Speaking at a "Financial Literacy Day" celebration sponsored by the National

Matz points CUs to NeighborWorks Nov. 18, 2002 -NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz last week encouraged credit unions to think hard about partnering with the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. to help facilitate homeownership in low- and moderate-income areas. Speaking during an Access Across America Workshop

Matz offers insight into final corporate rule Oct. 15, 2002 -NCUA is revising language in the proposed Part 704 that governs when corporate CUs may pay dividends, to reflect concerns expressed during the comment period, says NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz. Speaking at a meeting of the Association o

Matz calls CUs to small business lending Nov. 6, 2002 -NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz on Tuesday sought to spread the word about the virtues of small-business lending in a gathering of credit union representatives in Sioux Falls, S.D. Matz told the group that credit union members need the kinds of loan

Marin lauds NCUA, CU efforts with underserved Sept. 5, 2002 -U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin this week lauded NCUA and credit unions for their efforts to bring more financial services to underserved communities. Marin, speaking at an "Access Across America" workshop held in El Paso, Texas, on needs of the Colo

Looking to refinance? Don't forget CUs Aug. 21, 2002 -Consumers taking the opportunity to restructure debt shouldn't overlook credit unions in the process, according to a recent Reuters item, "Shop for Loans While Rates are Low." The story, which ran Aug. 18, tells consumers that, with loan rates at 30-yea

Loans for sale by NCUA center Oct. 15, 2002 -NCUA's Asset Management and Assistance Center is conducting a sale of non-performing consumer, charge-off and deficient balance loans. Credit unions wishing to participate may contact NCUA for a bidder package. Credit unions interested in purchasing loan

Leahy proposal, accounting bill on 'equal footing' July 10, 2002 -The Senate was poised to resume debate late Tuesday on amendments to S.2673, an accounting reform bill that seeks to create a framework for ensuring financial accountability among publicly traded companies. First up for the evening's debate w

Lawmakers see a downside to HUD proposal Oct. 7, 2002 -While House Financial Services Chairman Michael Oxley, R-Ohio, has praised a housing agency's proposal for greater disclosure in the mortgage process, other lawmakers think more work needs to be done on behalf of consumers. The House panel held a

Lawmakers press for easing in SBA loan guarantees Oct. 3, 2002 -Key senators may seek to lower the Small Business Administration's subsidy rate-which affects reserving-to enable the agency to back more loans. The SBA on Tuesday cut the limit on most loans to $500,000 so a greater number of loans can be prov

Lawmakers offer corporate bankruptcy reform Aug. 7, 2002 -Two members of the House and Senate have offered their own bankruptcy reform package of sorts, but in this case the proposal-following on the heels of the recent Enron and WorldCom debacles-targets corporate bankruptcies rather than consumer filings.