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Thursday marked 55 years in business for NAFCU and to celebrate the milestone, NAFCU's President/CEO Dan Berger laid out his reflections on the achievements of the organization's work since the 1960s.
In a letter to members, Berger said, "At NAFCU, we truly believe that your institutions are the best choice for American consumers and Main Street America. It is an honor to represent you and the credit union industry."
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Berger stated the association's advocacy work with lawmakers secured passage of regulatory and member relief in the form of the member business lending cap, Bank Secrecy Act reform and anti-money laundering regulations, as well as winning the 2019 lawsuit concerning field of membership.
Earlier this year, Berger pointed out, NAFCU assisted in securing the passage of the Credit Union Governance Modernization Act.
Dan Berger According to NAFCU, the administration has accomplished numerous milestones in the past five years alone. Those items include:
- Distributed more than 150 letters annually to regulators and Congress to fight for credit union priorities.
- Met with decision makers in Washington during dozens of meetings annually.
- Hosted 61 in-person and virtual conferences.
- Provided access to more than 300 educational webinars.
- Answered 33,112 compliance questions for its members.
- Published more than 770 Compliance Blog posts, articles, guides and tools.
- Provided opportunities for nearly 3,000 professionals to earn and maintain industry-leading certifications for compliance, risk, BSA and volunteer expertise.
- Secured more than 5,630 national media stories recognizing credit unions.
According to a statement from NAFCU, once the pandemic hit, the organization shifted priorities "as the association began advocating boldly for industry relief, including enhancements to the Central Liquidity Facility and necessary changes made to NCUA's capitalizing interest rule" as well as engaging the Small Business Administration to help credit unions effectively participate in the Paycheck Protection Program.
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