This week: NAFCU advocacy underway as Congress returns
The House and Senate return to session this week following the midterm elections and have a number of items to address during the lame duck session. NAFCU’s award-winning advocacy team will be on Capitol Hill engaging with lawmakers and working to advance credit union priorities before the end of the year.
NAFCU is pushing for relief under the Bank Secrecy Act, data security and NCUA’s risk-based capital (RBC) rule before the year’s end. NAFCU will also be engaged as the Senate is expected to take up a number of pending nominations, which could include Kathy Kraninger to lead the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Rodney Hood’s nomination to serve on the NCUA Board has yet to be taken up by the Senate Banking Committee.
Congress must also finish work on government spending, including the financial services and general government (FSGG) appropriations measure, and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program before it expires Nov. 30. NAFCU has heavily advocated for full funding for the NCUA’s Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) and Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, which is included in the Senate-passed version of the bill. Both Senate- and House-passed bills include full funding for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) and 504 loan programs, which are used by credit unions.
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