General Documents

1. Legislative Briefing Document    [Word]    [PDF]
2. 90 Second Talking Points    [Word]    [PDF]
3. Congressional Meeting Outline    [Word]    [PDF]
4. Basic Info on Credit Unions   [Word]   [PDF]
5. Capitol Hill Do’s & Don’ts   [Word]   [PDF]

The Value of the Credit Union Tax Status

1. Credit Union Value Proposition Talking Points
2. Straight to the Point: Credit Unions are the Best Option For Consumers to Conduct Their Financial Services
3. State-by-State Data on the Benefits of Credit Union Membership
4. CU vs. Bank Comparisons
5. Letter from Bill Cheney to the members of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board regarding the statements regarding the credit union tax exemption in their report on tax reform options. (09/01/10)
6. Letter from Bill Cheney to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner responding to a letter sent by the Independent Community Bankers of America regarding the NCUA's corporate credit union rule and legacy asset plan. (10/07/10)
7. Letter from NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz to Bill Cheney Regarding the Credit Union Tax Status (11/29/10)
8. Letter Regarding Hearing on "Public Charity Organizational Issues, Unrelated Business Income Tax, and the Revised Form 990."

Regulatory Burden

1. Regulatory Burden Talking Points

Privacy Notification

1. Privacy Notification Talking Points
2. Make add as the second item in the list a link to the Letter of Support for H.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

Examination Fairness

1. Examination Fairness Talking Points
2. CUNA Testimony in support of H.R. 3461, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act
3. Additional Information Regarding H.R. 3461

Housing Finance Reform

1. Housing Finance Reform Talking Points
2. Testimony of Rod Staatz, President and CEO of SECU of Maryland, on behalf of CUNA, before the Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Housing Finance Reform (06/28/11)

Supplemental Capital

1. Supplemental Capital Talking Points
2. Letter from Bill Cheney to Representatives Peter King and Representatives Brad Sherman in support of Supplemental Capital Legislation.
3. CUNA's Supplemental Capital White Paper
4. Supplemental Capital Explaination Power Point
5. Letter from NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus Regarding the Need for Credit Union Capital Reform

Member Business Lending – Job Creation Initiative

1. Member Business Lending Talking Points
2. Letter from Bill Cheney to Representatives Ed Royce and Carolyn McCarthy in support of Member Business Lending legislation.
3. Small Business Coalition Letter of Support
4. MBL Objection Response Summary
5. MBL Objection Response - Full Analysis
6. Setting the Record Straight
7. Setting the Record Straight Again
8. Letter of Support for Increasing the Credit Union MBL from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
9. National Small Business Association Study
10. State-by-State Numbers
11. Increasing Importance of Credit Unions in Small Business Lending
12. Additional Materials