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Banks, retailers, tech firms make rare joint call for federal data security rules

01/05/18

Twenty-two trade groups, including seven financial trade groups, sent a letter to House lawmakers calling for new data security standards that would preempt state law.

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Financial services trades press Congress on data security standards

12/21/17

Seven trade associations — including those representing banks and credit unions — sent a joint letter to Congress outlining data security standards for entities that handle financial data.

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Bipartisan bill would allow more credit unions to add underserved areas

12/15/17

U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Paul Cook introduced a bill this week would allow more credit unions to expand their fields of membership to underserved communities.

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Credit unions’ opposition to CFPB arbitration rule makes no sense

10/24/17

Why are credit unions lending their name to this fight when the vast majority of them do not use forced arbitration and have not been caught up in Wall Street’s excesses?

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Fannie, Freddie must be allowed to rebuild capital, say small banks, credit unions

10/19/17

In a moment of rare unity, the Independent Community Bankers of America and National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions sent a joint letter to FHFA arguing to stop the GSEs' profit sweep.

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SBA deal with credit unions poses threat to banks

09/20/17

The agency and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions plan to boost efforts to get more credit unions involved with SBA lending.

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Equifax breach draws Wells-level congressional scorn

09/11/17

Lawmakers signaled Monday that Congress will likely have a swift and powerful response to revelations that the credit reporting company Equifax was hacked, exposing 143 million people to identity theft.

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Credit unions deserve all of their money back, not just some

09/11/17

The National Credit Union Administration must return all credit union monies that come from merging the insurance and stabilization funds, and halt its proposal to increase the normal operating level for the share insurance fund.

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Credit unions defend tax exemption in meeting with Mnuchin

08/22/17

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions defended the credit union tax exemption and called for other financial reforms during a meeting Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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CFPB finalizes TRID update without a fix for compliance 'black hole'

07/07/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule to formalize guidance on a number of TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures compliance points omits an originally proposed fix for the so-called black hole that's created when a mortgage closing is delayed.

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