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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 303 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $208.7 million in awards, with 55 credit unions among those receiving funds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–The back-to-back hurricanes that have struck the U.S. have credit unions assessing damage in Florida, while a credit unions-helping-credit unions initiative has been launched in Texas.

BRAINERD, Minn.– Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union Board Chair Lori Trygg shared leadership lessons and wisdom from the board room as a featured panelist at the Women's Leadership Network fall event in Brainerd. The annual event is hosted by the Minnesota Credit Union Network.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–Illinois Governor Bruce Raunder has signed into law three bills that had the backing of the state’s credit unions.

ELKO, Nev.–A man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a credit union president in 2016 has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison.

WASHINGTON—Following the massive data breach announced by Equifax, which exposed sensitive data on as many as 143-million Americans, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger has reiterated a call to House and Senate leaders for a national data security standard.

WASHINGTON—Membership growth was strong as was loan growth among credit unions during the second quarter, according to NAFCU's second-quarter CU Industry Trends report. In fact, loan growth reached nearly 11% in the second quarter.

WASHINGTON—The House and Senate have passed a funding package that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program and maintains fiscal year 2017 funding levels for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund.

WASHINGTON – CUNA, NAFCU and the Independent Community Bankers of America have sent a joint letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Banking Committee urging the chamber to vote yes on HJ Res. 111 when it comes before the Senate.