Good morning, happy Monday. Both the House and Senate are in session today. In the Senate, the Finance Committee will hold a hearing at 2 p.m. to review health care legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. In other news…

The New York Credit Union Association will hold a rally during International Credit Union Week, in an effort to raise credit union awareness. During the event, the Association will unveil a document that reaffirms the New York credit union movement’s commitment to members and their communities – The Point

Registration is now open for the 2018 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference, which will be held Feb. 25 – March 1, in Washington, D.C. New York attendees should register for the event through CUNA and secure lodging through the Association – NYCUA

Credit unions interested in participating in the Association’s 2018 Scholarship Program should register by Oct. 13 – NYCUA

A U.S. district judge approved a settlement between Home Depot and financial institutions in a suit filed in the wake of a 2014 data breach at the retailer – CU Times

Some credit unions are getting creative when it comes to employee benefits, moving beyond standard medical, dental and vision coverage – CU Journal

Two congressional committees have announced hearings on consecutive days to review the massive data breach at Equifax – CUToday

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Metropolitan, is introducing legislation that would require credit monitoring agencies to provide lifetime identity theft protections to anyone whose vital information is stolen during a breach of their systems – Daily News

Current Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen and the president’s chief economic adviser Gary Cohn are said to be among the White House’s candidates to lead the central bank – New York Times

It’s being reported that 46 New York City taxi medallions were valued at $186,000 a piece at a private auction in Queens on Monday – New York’s State of Mind