PRESS RELEASE

February 22, 2007

NASCUS Holding Business and Leadership Meetings in Conjunction with 2007 CUNA GAC; NASCUS Chair to Address Attendees on February 27

ARLINGTON, VA — Beginning this weekend, NASCUS has a full schedule of activities in conjunction with the 2007 Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Government Affairs Conference (GAC).

The NASCUS Boards and Committees will meet at the Hilton Washington & Towers in Washington, D.C. prior to the CUNA GAC, February 24-25. During the CUNA GAC, February 26-28, NASCUS is taking the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with representatives from credit union system groups and federal agencies, including the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board members.

“NASCUS is looking forward to the upcoming sessions with our members and the credit union system,” said NASCUS President and CEO Mary Martha Fortney. “We value the in-person meetings which allow us to have productive discussion on the important issues facing the credit union system and our organization.”

In addition, NASCUS Chair Linda Jekel, director of credit unions for Washington state, will address GAC attendees on Tuesday, February 27. NASCUS’ Executive Vice President of Government Relations Sandra Troutman will participate in a panel on February 26 during the CUNA GAC breakout session “Next Steps in Challenging the IRS on UBIT.”

NASCUS' GAC schedule includes meetings with CUNA, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), the Association of Corporate Credit Unions (ACCU) and CUNA Mutual Group. NASCUS will also meet with NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson, NCUA Vice Chair Rodney Hood and NCUA Board member and NASCUS liaison Gigi Hyland as well as Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Schmidt Bies.

Information Contact:
Kate Hartig, Director of Communications, (703) 528-0669 or kate@nascus.org

The NASCUS mission is to enhance state credit union supervision and advocate a safe and sound state credit union system. Founded in 1965, NASCUS represents all 48 state and territorial credit union supervisors and the NASCUS Credit Union Advisory Council, which is made up of nearly 500 of the nation's more than 3,400 state-chartered credit unions.