16 CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT PUBLICATIONS CFA member organizations received the following publications: • Fifteen issues of CFAnews Update, which reports consumer news and advocacy. • The 2018 CFA Policy Resolutions adopted by members at CFA’s Annual Meeting. • The 2017 CFA Annual Report. CONSUMER COOPERATIVE INITIATIVES Consumer cooperatives and public power groups have been important members of CFA since the organization’s founding. CFA staff undertook the following initiatives to work with and assist these not-for-profit service groups. • Organized quarterly meetings with national cooperative and public power representatives to exchange information and discuss challenges and opportunities. • Organized a Consumer Assembly panel including rural electric and public power representatives to discuss consumer concerns and opportunities with a digital electric grid. • Worked with NAFCU, NCUA, CUNA, and many individual credit unions to promote personal saving during America Saves Week and Military Saves Week. • Managed an America Saves program, with the help of credit union leaders, that recognized 14 individual credit unions for their contributions during America Saves Week. • In November, conducted a face-to-face meeting with CFA member cooperatives on a wide range of issues and concerns. • Met with CUNA Mutual on FoolProof financial education project aimed at young people.