Credit unions share advocacy strategies during PGN meeting

CUNA hosted the quarterly meeting of its Political and Grassroots Network (PGN) Thursday, highlighting CUNA’s advocacy work and featuring input from credit unions around the country.

CUNA staff gave details on CUNA’s recent action alert on the Fed’s debit routing proposal that CUNA believes would increase costs and should be withdrawn.

CUNA is calling on all stakeholders to use its Grassroots Action Center to share their concerns before the August 11 comment deadline.

Linda Armyn, senior vice president of corporate affairs at Bethpage FCU, Bethpage, N.Y., said as her credit union prepares for summer and fall advocacy, they are working training staff to be good advocates.

 

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