While CUNA officials started the year predicting a 2.5% economic growth rate, they're now hoping they were too optimistic.

Bill Hampel, CUNA's chief policy officer, said an economy that is too hot might cause the Fed to raise rates more aggressively, chilling the economy into a recession.

And, to that end, the economy has a friend in Congress.

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