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WASHINGTON—NAFCU this week met with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Office, as well as staff from individual commissioners' offices, to discuss policymaking efforts to address issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.– Affinity Federal Credit Union has launched its Great Savings Challenge for 2019.  Running throughout year, the campaign aims to improve its members' financial well-being by encouraging them to set savings goals and make well-informed financial decisions, the credit union said, pointing to data showing the median savings account balance for those 35 and under is just $1,580.

TYSONS, Va.– PenFed Credit Union and EVERFI hosted a financial education event for 11th grade students at St. Mary’s High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah–Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids) said it has been developing new tools to help credit unions make their Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals employee giving campaigns more convenient, engaging and successful through the use of custom fundraising sites and advanced payroll-giving technology.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Two Gonzaga University students recently joined Numerica Credit Union’s board of directors as part of a Numerica-Gonzaga School of Business Board Partnership Program.

ORLANDO–FAIRWINDS Credit Union is buying Friends Bank, a 19-year-old institution based in New Smyrna Beach on Florida’s East Coast. The $95-million bank has approximately 3,500 customers who will become members upon completion of the acquisition.

WASHINGTON—CUNA has written to newly confirmed Attorney General William Barr to call attention to the legal threats facing credit unions due to uncertainty with how the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites.

WASHINGTON—The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for the lawsuit challenging NCUA’s field-of-membership rule for April 16 at 9:30 a.m. (ET).

HONOLULU–Hawaii State FCU said it closed 2018 with a 108%  in net income to $9.84 million compared with $4.72 million in 2017.

ARLINGTON, Va.—A new analysis offers deeper insights into what the increase in auto loan delinquencies means.