This week: CUs urged to keep up grassroots efforts, act on NAFCU events

Congressional recess is now in full swing as both the House and Senate are working in their home districts and states. This is a perfect time for credit unions to reach out to their lawmakers on top issues affecting the industry, including regulatory relief and data security.

These congressional recess periods are ideal times for credit union representatives to tout the benefits credit unions bring to the economy and to push for regulatory relief so that credit unions can serve members more effectively.

Through NAFCU’s Grassroots Action Center, credit unions can find contact information for their lawmakers and look up key credit union-related legislation to see where their members of Congress stand on those bills. Credit unions can send letters, tweets, Facebook messages and also call their lawmakers concerning the current active campaigns on the Grassroots Action Center, which concern the NCUA’s risk-based capital rule, data security legislation and regulatory relief efforts.

 

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