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Fed works to improve real-time payments at NAFCU’s urging

Fed works to improve real-time payments at NAFCU’s urging

Today, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard announced the central bank's plans to develop a real time gross settlement service, called FedNow Service. NAFCU has pressed the central bank to play an operational role in efforts [...]

Credit union core hosting guide

Credit union core hosting guide

So, you have finally decided that storing your credit union core servers in your old school computer room may not be the best option. If so, then you’re in the right place: our guide [...]

Financial institutions must become digital innovators

Financial institutions must become digital innovators

For decades, the products offered and the channels used to deliver financial solutions have changed very little. There was small risk to being complacent, because the consumer was modestly satisfied with what the industry provided. [...]

HELOC advertising: Refresher on trigger terms and workshop

HELOC advertising: Refresher on trigger terms and workshop

At this year's Regulatory Compliance Seminar that will be held in Savannah, Georgia, from October 1st through the 4th, the NAFCU Compliance team will be unveiling an advertising workshop solely related to HELOCs and closed-end [...]

CFPB extends debt collection comment deadline to Sept. 18

CFPB extends debt collection comment deadline to Sept. 18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has extended the comment period for its proposal on debt collection to Sept. 18, past the original deadline of Aug. 19. According to the CFPB, this will allow “interested [...]

Senate passes debt ceiling, budget deal

Senate passes debt ceiling, budget deal

Lawmakers in the Senate Thursday passed the two-year $1.37 trillion budget deal before heading home for the August recess. The deal – which also seeks to suspend the debt ceiling to July 2021 – passed in [...]

Shift your board to a tech mindset

Shift your board to a tech mindset

Today’s board members don’t want to carry around reams of paper or wait until a few days before the meeting to start reviewing the board packet. They also aren’t always able to [...]

Treasury’s crime unit updates email fraud guidance

Treasury’s crime unit updates email fraud guidance

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated its email fraud guidance to alert financial institutions to trends in reported business email compromise (BEC) fraud. The guidance to “Advisory to Financial Institutions [...]