All-encompassing advocacy
Regulatory relief for credit unions has been a top advocacy priority for CUNA for several years, but it can be easier said than done. While CUNA has seen several victories leading up to 2017, including [...]
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Burdens impacting credit availability, CUNA tells subcommittee
CUNA urged a House subcommittee Tuesday to consider the impact of regulatory burden when examining the availability of credit for consumers and small businesses. CUNA wrote to leadership of the House Financial Services subcommittee on [...]
CUNA engaged with lending hearing, CUAC meeting this week
Both chambers of Congress are in session this week, with a number of hearings on the schedule of interest to credit unions. CUNA will be actively engaged in the hearings, and will send at least [...]
CUNA urges rejection of TCPA petition harming communications
CUNA urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a petition seeking adoption of a rule that would change the definition of “prior express consent” regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). CUNA filed the letter [...]
CUNA pushes for improvements in government-guaranteed lending
CUNA encourages Congress to improve credit unions’ ability to offer Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loans, as well as other government guaranteed loans, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote to leadership of a House [...]
2017 GAC: Schieffer address, Congressional visits Wednesday
The 2017 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) will wrap Wednesday with a half-day of sessions, and then hundreds of credit union leaders will head to Capitol Hill to speak to their elected officials. Wednesday’s [...]
Leagues sound call for regulatory relief in local media
Credit union leaders continue to highlight the movement’s pro-consumer attributes in the pages of local publications, most recently in Massachusetts, Michigan and Florida. The pieces reinforce the work of CUNA’s Campaign for Common-Sense [...]
CUNA: CFPB structure is not working for credit unions
Changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau structure represent a reasonable improvement to a flawed structure, not an attempt to undermine the bureau, CUNA wrote to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Monday. CUNA’s letter points [...]
CUNA urges stakeholder feedback for NCUA’s alternative capital ANPR
CUNA plans to work across the credit union industry to ensure the NCUA receives feedback on its alternative capital Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) put forth Thursday. The ANPR seeks information on a broad [...]
NCUA announces Feb. 1 webinar on FOM rule
The NCUA will host a webinar on its upcoming field-of-membership (FOM) rule Feb. 1, 5 days before the rule becomes effective on Feb. 6. The NCUA finalized its FOM rule and proposed another at its [...]
Rebuild your MBL policy
NCUA’s new member business lending (MBL) rule, effective Jan. 1, is one of the biggest changes to credit union business lending in decades. The agency received hundreds of comments from credit unions supporting the [...]
Compliance: Staying away from potentially harmful incentives
The CFPB recently released a compliance bulletin designed to protect consumers from potentially harmful production incentives. In a recent CompBlog entry, CUNA compliance staff examined the bulletin and addressed why it is important for credit [...]
CUNA seeking TCCUSIF refund info from today’s NCUA briefing
CUNA is hoping Thursday’s NCUA board briefing on the NCUA guaranteed notes (NGN) program brings information about when Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund refunds can begin, as well as what can be done [...]
Credit unions well positioned for success in 2017, Donovan says
CUNA and League victories on both the legislative and regulatory fronts position credit unions to take advantage of opportunities in 2017, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan said Monday. Donovan called 2016 a “remarkable” year [...]
NCUA to vote on final occupancy rule Dec. 15
The NCUA board will vote on a final rule giving credit unions more flexibility for the use of credit union-owned fixed assets at its Dec. 15 meeting. The meeting will be the agency’s final [...]