National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement regarding today's release and scheduling of a hearing by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, of a discussion draft for a new "Financial CHOICE Act" containing repeal the Durbin interchange amendment and implementing numerous other NAFCU-sought regulatory relief provisions for credit unions:
"NAFCU is gratified to see work getting under way on some much-needed regulatory relief for the nation's credit unions," said Berger. "Credit unions continue to strain under the regulatory compliance burdens of the Dodd-Frank Act, and we thank Chairman Hensarling for his recognition of this burden and his leadership in launching a discussion of important reforms."
The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing on the discussion draft April 26, to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern.