Good morning. Everyone is in session on this Wednesday: the Assembly, state Senate, House and U.S. Senate. The House Financial Services Committee will markup several bills today, with a focus on flood insurance. Here are your headlines:
The New York Credit Union Association has hired Linda Bow as the Association’s new director of compliance – The Point
NCUA will host a webinar at 2 p.m. today to outline the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund grant application process – The Point
CUNA Mutual Group is hosting several webinars in the weeks ahead, including a three-part series on “member-focused conversations” – CUNA Mutual Group
There are still gaps that need to be addressed if financial institutions want consumers to become more comfortable using mobile banking services – American Banker
The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week due to a tightening labor market – Reuters
The Treasury Department said financial regulators and Congress have done a poor job of tailoring regulations to the size of financial institutions – CU Times
The $89.4 billion in new credit card debt added in 2016 represents serious cause for concern, according to new analysis – WalletHub
A closer look at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s data on consumer lending shows that four of the six underlying consumer debt categories are well off their highs – CUNA
Along with its Quarterly Report, NCUA released a list of frequently-asked-questions on the agency’s member business lending rules – New York’s State of Mind