NAFCU's 37th Annual Conference & Exhibition opened last weekwith a Native Canadian theme and addresses from NAFCU leadership,VanCity Savings CEO Dave Mowat, and others. During his remarks,NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker spent a lot of time on the recentbanker attacks. He noted that banks are important to the economy,but instead of spending their time attacking credit unions theyshould look at improving service and reducing fees. He offered hisassistance in converting to a credit union to any bank that findsits regulatory environment so tough. "I would note that in the last10 years, as credit unions have supposedly gobbled up the bankers'share of the market, banks have increased their share of depositoryinstitution assets by 4.2%," said Becker. Here's a look at some ofthe opening session events. Credit Union Times will provide fullcoverage of the NAFCU conference in its July 28 issue.