Archive for February, 2010
February 24, 2010 Alexandria, Va. – NCUA Board Member, Michael E. Fryzel, addressed an audience of over 4,000 credit union activists during the Credit Union National Association’s Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. today.
February 23, 2010, Washington, D.C. – “Change, in monumental form, is upon us. It is the end of the world as we know it and the future is at hand,” stated Board Member Hyland in her remarks today to over 4,000 attendees at the Credit Union National Association’s 2010 Governmental Affairs Conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
“Researchers at NetWitness uncovered a 75,000-strong botnet that infected companies around the world. Among its targets – login credentials for Facebook, Yahoo and other sites. According to security pros, the botnet is part of a growing trend to use social networking sites as a stepping stone to steal valuable financial data.”
As promised, CUNA on Friday posted a list of frequently asked questions related to the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, which becomes fully effective today.
The Federal Reserve on Friday released a series of proposals that would clarify the portions of Regulation E, Electronic Fund Transfers, and Regulation DD, Truth in Savings, that address overdraft services.
As the new rules imposed by the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 come into effect, CUNA today will also kick off the 2010 edition of its Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C.
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest news and notes from the CUNA’s 2010 Governmental Affairs Conference will be available on the GAC Blog from today until the conference closes on Thursday.
Money collected for credit unions’ Haiti earthquake relief efforts is $805,621, announced the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions.