In advance of Friday’s testimony by National Credit Union Administration Chair Debbie Matz before a House subcommittee, CUNA has met with subcommittee members and staff to detail opportunities for regulatory relief from the agency.

“It’s been about six years since the NCUA last held a hearing on its budget, and it’s been about four years since an NCUA chairman has testified before the House Financial Services Committee,” said Ryan Donovan, CUNA chief advocacy officer. “So this hearing on Friday will provide members of Congress, particularly those on the financial institutions and consumer credit subcommittee, a chance to explore that topic and several others.”

CUNA’s discussions with members of the House Financial Services subcommittee addressed the NCUA’s revised risk-based capital proposal, particularly the agency’s legal authority to present such a rule and the capital adequacy provisions.

CUNA also addressed the NCUA’s interest on lawyer trust accounts (IOLTAs) proposal, and how the agency could expand share insurance coverage to more accounts, member business lending, field of memberships and the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund.

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