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CUNA statement on draft Senate Banking Bill on Regulatory Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2015) — Credit Union National Association (CUNA) President and CEO Jim Nussle released a statement following Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby’s release of draft legislation on regulatory relief:

“Several Title I provisions within Chairman Shelby’s draft legislation align with regulatory relief changes that CUNA has long advocated for on behalf of our members. CUNA has repeatedly called on Congress to provide regulatory relief, and I thank Chairman Shelby and his staff for many Title I provisions that will benefit credit unions and their members.

“The draft bill includes three credit union specific provisions that will allow budget transparency for the National Credit Union Administration, allow privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and provide parity for all credit unions with under $1 billion in assets to join the FHLB system. These commonsense provisions have wide bipartisan support, and I urge Congress to work together to advance these important provisions. CUNA will continue to explore ways Congress can provide additional regulatory relief for credit unions as part of this legislative process.”

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