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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–Jax FCU here said effective Jan. 1 it will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour, a change that will affect 7% of its employees.

WASHINGTON—NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel Carrie Hunt, and Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler have been named among the top association lobbyists for 2019 by The Hill.

MINOT, N.D.–Affinity First FCU here has named a new president/CEO. The credit union said it has selected Kelly Duchsherer to lead the organization.

BURTON, Mich.–Every credit union has seen and heard the statistic—half of all Americans lack $400 for a financial emergency. For one CU the recently concluded strike by GM workers offered a real-life look at whether that statistic is accurate, as well as the strategies that work best when members hit a prolonged financial challenge.

WASHINGTON–CUNA has sent comment letters on two proposed interagency documents aimed at updating existing regulatory accounting guidance. The updates are related to FASB’s credit losses standard, which includes the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology.

WASHINGTON—Mortgage lenders’ profit margin outlook for the next three months remains on solid ground, according to Fannie Mae’s Q4 2019 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.

TORONTO—Seven Canadian credit unions have become the first in the country to launch Interac Debit on Google Pay.

MILWAUKEE – Corporate Central has promoted Shannon Cate to Member Services Specialist.

WALTHAM, Mass.—The RTN Federal Credit Union Employees Community Outreach Committee sponsored and served dinner for close to 60 men and women at the Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen.

WASHINGTON—Total retail sales rose 0.2% in November, with sales within the control group increasing by 0.1%.