The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis focusing on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked to Elder Financial Exploitation (EFE) – the illegal or improper [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should reject a request to require an automated opt-out mechanism on every call with an artificial or prerecorded message, including those made to cell phones, America’s Credit Unions and [...]
Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to be back in their districts this week after passing a foreign aid supplemental appropriations package over the weekend, while the Senate will be in session to [...]
Political attacks against legitimate financial fees continue to gain traction. It’s not surprising during an election year, but policies that lump in the cost of doing business with for-profit measures are incredibly bad for [...]
America’s Credit Unions’ advocacy team was on Capitol Hill Thursday for an event celebrating April as Financial Capability Month. Credit unions do so much to support the financial well-being and resiliency of their members [...]
The House Financial Services Committee voted 28-22 to advance a resolution to repeal the CFPB’s credit card late fee final rule via the Congressional Review Act. America’s Credit Unions strongly supports the resolution, [...]
Draft data privacy legislation addresses several areas of interest for America’s Credit Unions, but it falls short of addressing many credit union concerns, President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote to a House Energy and Commerce [...]
America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to end its experiment in postal banking and “return its focus to the core mission of making sure Americans get [...]
America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle appeared on Charlotte news station WCNC to discuss how credit unions are working to protect American consumers’ sensitive data. Nussle emphasized that interchange fees are an integral [...]
This week, America’s Credit Unions will monitor several hearings in the House and Senate, as well as the April NCUA Board meeting. In addition, the organization kicks off Regulatory Compliance Certification School in Fort [...]
It was a busy week engaging with policymakers in Washington, D.C., as our advocacy team met with members of the Federal Reserve Board—including Chair Jerome Powell—and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We’[...]
America’s Credit Unions wrote to several House and Senate committees this week in support of international credit union priorities as Congress considers funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). America’s [...]
America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt Wednesday met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to provide the credit union perspective on the FCC’s final [...]
The CFPB’s proposed annual collection of auto loan data points is beyond the bureau’s statutory authority, America’s Credit Unions and other trade organizations wrote to leaders of the Senate Banking and House [...]
Resolutions to nullify the CFPB’s credit card late fees rule via the Congressional Review Act (CRA) were introduced in the Senate by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., Monday. America’[...]
