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More than 300 credit union representatives are in Denver this week for two NAFCU seminars focused on Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and risk management. As credit union compliance officers and risk experts learn how to keep their institutions compliant, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger will discuss other top credit union issues tomorrow during a Washington and industry update to defense credit unions.

Berger will give his update at the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) Conference happening in Williamsburg, Va. NAFCU is also currently working with the DCUC to obtain guidance from the Department on Defense on issues related to its Military Lending Act.

NAFCU's BSA Seminar officially kicks off today with sessions designed to give attendees a solid understanding of the law, its regulators and how to ensure a credit union is compliant. Sessions will also cover elder abuse and reporting requirements for suspicious activity reports (SARs) and currency transaction reports (CTRs). A pre-conference session Sunday detailed historical influences of the BSA. The full agenda is available here; receive the most up-to-date conference information via Twitter with #BSASeminar.

Concurrently running in Denver is NAFCU's Risk Management Seminar. The seminar begins today with an in-depth discussion of the top 35 risks across seven NCUA risk factors, and also has sessions focused on identifying risks, improving risk management techniques and cultural and technological trends that impact risk. The full agenda is available here; receive updated conference information via Twitter with #NAFCURiskSeminar.

The House remains in recess this week, but the Senate is back in session Wednesday. Credit unions are encouraged to continue reaching out to their representatives to discuss top issues affecting the industry (NAFCU's Grassroots Action Center has resources available), and NAFCU will monitor Senate floor action as well as an oversight hearing Thursday on the Federal Communications Commission.

Also happening this week:

• NAFCU is attending a meeting at the Treasury Department today with other financial trade groups to follow-up on discussions held during a May roundtable focused on cyber risk.

• A webinar on linking liquidity to business models becomes available on-demand today.