Posted
September 30, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
Updates to MLA Interagency Examination Procedures - 2015 Amendments is released today
Posted
September 30, 2016
by
Chandler Schuette
The last week of Congressional activity before the election featured two significant events relating to credit union priorities.
Posted
September 29, 2016
by
CUNA Advocacy
Our concerns with the accuracy and privacy of the CFPB consumer complaint database extend to this latest proposal.
Posted
September 29, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
These clean energy loans will now come with expanded consumer protections.
Posted
September 29, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
While the stopgap measure did not include any of the provisions we secured in various appropriations bills, we hope that these provisions will be included in whatever legislative package eventually funds the government for all of FY2017.
Posted
September 27, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
These two new bulletins touch on member business lending and examination of electronic payment systems.
Posted
September 27, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
Our letter sent in advance of the hearing, thanked the committee for considering legislation to give NCUA clear authority to provide deposit insurance for prepaid and payroll cards.
Posted
September 23, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
An Alabama task force is considering ways to improve the state's consumer protection laws, and the Georgia legislature is working to expand and strengthen data-security.
Posted
September 23, 2016
by
Chandler Schuette
NACHA and the Federal Reserve require RDFIs be capable of receiving same-day ACH payments.
Posted
September 22, 2016
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Chandler Schuette
We've used this hearing, and several others, as opportunities to express our many concerns with the outdated TCPA, and the troublesome FCC Order from last year.
Posted
September 21, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The CFPB has told us that they want to hear directly from credit unions, so we have activated our Grassroots Action Center to make commenting as easy as possible.
Posted
September 21, 2016
by
Chandler Schuette
This will be the third congressional hearing on the FCC's TCPA order this year, and we once again sent a letter in support of the committee's oversight.
Posted
September 16, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
We have been asking both NCUA and the Department of Defense to issue some much-needed clarifications for the MLA rule before it becomes effective.
Posted
September 16, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The board briefing focused on the new Cyber Assessment Tool that will be deployed in exams starting late next year.
Posted
September 16, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The new changes include a clear definition of what constitutes a household for purposes of credit union membership eligibility.
Posted
September 15, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The California League worked extensively to pass this bill, which includes 7 provisions to modernize the California Credit Union Act.
Posted
September 15, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
In two separate letters, we thanked Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) for introducing both of these bills, which are Senate companions of the House versions.
Posted
September 14, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
This proposal, which would be the first of its kind in the nation, could require credit unions to have written policies on security procedures
Posted
September 13, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
While the bill made it through the committee on mostly partisan lines, its not likely to get a full floor vote during this Congress.
Posted
September 13, 2016
by
Chandler Schuette
The over 500-page Dodd-Frank reform bill is set to be considered by the House Financial Services Committee today.
Posted
September 12, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
This month, credit union representatives from many different states are traveling to Washington to have their voices heard, particularly on the proposed small-dollar loan rule from CFPB.
Posted
September 12, 2016
by
CUNA Advocacy
CFPB highlighted credit unions' work on financial literacy for youth, and released a report entitled " Teaching Financial Fundamentals."
Posted
September 09, 2016
by
Chandler Schuette
We are confident that the NCUA's Member Business Lending (MBL) rule falls fully within the scope of the Federal Credit Union Act, and will withstand this meritless legal challenge.
Posted
September 09, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
It appears the Bureau is working separately with first and third party creditors as it writes new debt collection regulations.
Posted
September 09, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The House Financial Services Committee next week will begin debate on the chairman's Dodd-Frank reform package, which includes several regulatory relief provisions important to credit unions.
Posted
September 02, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
CUAC had their meeting and discussed a variety of issues the credit union industry currently faces.
Posted
September 01, 2016
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CUNA Advocacy
The bill had proposed to vastly increase the amounts debtors could shield from creditors through bankruptcy proceedings.