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NEW YORK–Total U.S. household debt this year will reach a peak last seen in the third quarter of 2008, according to the New York Federal Reserve.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–Americans are tapping the equity in their homes at the fastest rate in eight years. Homeowners are cashing out, thanks to the booming real estate market and the rapid rise in home values.

From not practicing what you preach to pulling back the tab on a great new CU name, here are some leftover items from the Reporter’s Notebook.

NEW YORK—The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) has launched a social media campaign it hopes will have an impact on decisions in Washington regarding the CDFI Fund.

WASHINGTON—Leaders of CUNA and NAFCU, along with approximately 20 credit union representatives from around the country, met with Treasury Department officials here to discuss credit union issues in the current regulatory environment.

WASHINGTON—CFPB Director Richard Corday Wednesday said credit unions and community banks are an ongoing “concern” of the Bureau.

WASHINGTON – The Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, a bill that would create parity for certain real estate loans, has been introduced in Congress by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA).

SAN ANTONIO–Speaking to a group of credit union marketers and business development execs in 2016, John Best built his presentation around analytics. The response, he said, was this: “We all know we have to do analytics; please tell us how!”

ORLANDO—Robert Hackney kicked off CSCU’s 2017 Annual Meeting here by delivering a message to credit unions on the need to pay close attention to change, as well as to rely on the skills of payments experts to expand their portfolios.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–Xceed Financial Credit Union announced that Joan Sherry and Scott Long have joined the Credit Union’s mortgage lending team.