NAFCU, again, was successful in its goal, protecting the insurance fund, thus maintaining the fund's record of being the strongest federal deposit insurance program in the nation and a shining example of the safety and soundness of credit unions NAFCU has been a highly effective force in influencing legislation and regulation affecting federal credit unions In the early 1990s, NAFCU stood alone in defending the structure and operations of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, while other trade groups, regulators and even the White House advocated major changes in the fund Membership in NAFCU is direct; there are no state or local leagues, chapters or affiliations standing between NAFCU members and the NAFCU headquarters in Arlington, VA