NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT UNIONS (FKA NAT'L ASSN OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS) for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT UNIONS

Banking BAN

Protect the credit union tax exemption; support regulators commitment to facilitate responsible experimentation with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology; recommended that the MRMG support use of AI and ML models and recognize the role of existing vendor due diligence for BSA/AML compliance; Supports Efforts to Reduce Barriers to Innovation; support the recommendation that agencies consider using any authority under existing law or regulation to grant waivers and exemptions from regulations, or to allow pilot programs that provide safe harbors for specific AI applications; support S. 2131, the Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021; reject efforts aimed at blanket suppression of adverse information in credit reports; express concern about the Protecting Your Credit Score Acts right of action; support the Protecting Your Credit Score Acts efforts to hold CRAs accountable for their obligations under GLBA and to improve data security at the CRAs; support for increased funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF); express concern with allowing the USPS to provide banking services; request that the FHFA and Treasury urgently make the necessary adjustments to the PSPAs to allow credit unions to continue utilizing the GSE Patch until October 2022; encourage the NCUA Board to explore a floating interest rate ceiling that allows for adequate risk-based pricing models and mitigates interest rate risk; encourage the NCUA Board to consider increasing the interest rate ceiling upon its expiration or reaffirm the current 18 percent interest rate ceiling and avoid lowering the rate; support for S.J.Res.15, which would repeal the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) relating to National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders (the True Lender rule); express concerns about any increased reporting requirements on financial institutions, especially those in the Presidents 2022 budget request; supports H.R. 3958, the Central Liquidity Facility Enhancement Act, which makes the changes to the CLF in section 4016 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permanent; urges the NCUA to extend the IFRs automatic expiration to temporarily amend Part 702, Subpart B (Subpart B) of its prompt corrective action (PCA) regulations to December 31, 2022 to fully provide FICUs the financial planning and operational flexibilities necessary to meet compounding share growth; encourages the NCUA to carefully consider whether the streamlined NWRP model may be permanently adopted; urge FASB to conduct a roundtable with credit unions and other small financial institutions to discuss the impacts of the adoption of the current expected credit losses (CECL); express concerns about the appropriateness of CECL for credit unions; support inclusion of the SSBCI program as part of the overall American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and express concerns about the wide latitude the statue affords to states in the development and execution of the program; encourage Treasury to provide additional guidance, FAQs, or training that can help CDFI and MDI credit unions prepare for and find opportunities within the SSBCI program; requests that the NCUA minimize examination burdens and understand the difficulties in obtaining independent validations of BSA and OFAC models employed at credit unions; urge agencies to consult the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Councils (FFIEC) examination reports and supervisory information through regular information sharing to better assess changes to the MRMG principles to reflect current practices; fully funding both the CDFI Fund and CDRLF at levels proposed in the Presidents FY2022 budget request, or at least above the FY2021 funding levels; support providing ample funding to support SBAs 7(a) and 504 loan programs; support legislation Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act, that would allow all types of credit unions to add underserved areas and make it easier to make critical member business loans to small businesses in those areas; urge you to implore the SBA to continue to streamline PPP loan forgiveness process; support H.R. 1471, the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID- 19 Crisis Act of 2021; support for MBL cap relief as a step to make it easier for credit unions to do more to help small businesses in light of the pandemic; support the use of alternative credit score models to enhance access to affordable credit for creditworthy borrowers who have historically been marginalized; support for the National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) interim final rule extending statutory enhancements to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); support making the amendments in the CARES Act and their extension in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 permanent; encourage NCUA to provide broader relief regarding the timeframe for calculating credit union assets to assist those credit unions that have seen remarkable share growth during the pandemic; encourage NCUA to clarify its reservation of authority to subject certain credit unions to the enhanced regulatory requirements in Subpart E; request enhanced coordination with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding examinations generally and asset threshold measurement for purposes of supervision and examinations; urge NCUA to finalize all remaining COVID-19-related regulatory relief and to take additional steps to provide reform that will help credit unions better serve their communities; support rule permitting credit unions to capitalize interest under Appendix B to Part 741 as well as its proposed rule eliminating the prescribed 45-day limit in its requirements for an overdraft policy in NCUAs lending rule; urge three-year phase-in of the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) methodology and reconsider and simplify the NCUAs 2015 risk-based capital (RBC) rule; support modernizing the definition of service facility in its Chartering and Field of Membership Manual to allow credit unions to leverage digital banking platforms to serve broader segments of their communities; urge NCUA modernize its regulations related to compensation in connection with lending to permit comprehensive incentive plans; oppose granting additional authority to NCUA to examine third parties at this time, as NCUA should stay focused on where their expertise lies-regulating credit unions; oppose changes to the structure of the share insurance fund or a premium charge on credit unions; opposes any effort to extend debit interchange price caps or routing requirements to credit cards; Supports the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act; support H.J.Res.35, which would repeal OCC True Lender rule; respond to and correct inaccuracies included in letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) regarding the mergers of banks and credit unions; supports the development of an alternative to the agencys final RBC rule, such as a an off-ramp which aims to reduce the complexity of risk based capital compliance (i.e., the CCULR), or a risk based leverage ratio (RBLR) that is tailored to produce a less burdensome and less complex capital standard; support eliminating tiered risk weighting system and encourages the NCUA to streamline in the RBLR any assessment of concentration risk; support proposed rule adding an S component and redefining the L component of the existing CAMEL rating system, requests that the NCUA release more robust details about their expectations of credit unions meeting any new standards for the S component and what this change will mean for the examination process; express concern about exam inconsistency; urges the Bureau to provide clarity surrounding this rules early intervention requirements and the streamlined loan modification option; support exemptions to proposed pre-foreclosure review period; encourages amendments that provide additional loss mitigation options; FinCENs commitment to implementing the FinCEN Database to combat illicit activity in our U.S. financial system; urge FinCEN to consult with the NCUA and other federal banking regulators to ensure there are consistent examination and supervisory expectations for the use of beneficial ownership information; support the NCUAs proposed revision of its regulations to allow CUSOs to originate all loans that federal credit unions (FCUs) can originate, but requests that the NCUA solicit comment through the notice and rulemaking process before permitting additional CUSO activities; express concerns with the reemergence of rent-a-bank schemes, share our support for S.J.Res.15; urge creating a FFIEC subcommittee on emerging technology (the subcommittee) to monitor the risks posed by fintech companies; urge Congress to ensure that a fintech charter recipient is supervised as if it were a bank; supports the Committee reestablishing the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and the Task Force on Financial Technology; generally support efforts to support DEI through legislation such as the Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2123), the Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act (H.R. 2516), and the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act (H.R. 2543); supports the efforts in H.R. 2553 to require a review of federal appraisal standards; generally support H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, but caution against hampering legitimate debt collection efforts; support H.R. 1996, the SAFE Banking Act of 2021; urge FHFA to adopt a risk-based framework for regulating and supervising the GSEs in the face of climate change; oppose FHFA implementing any policies and requirements for the GSEs that will impede credit unions ability to sell their mortgages; urge FHFA to enhance its liquidity and capital requirements for non-bank sellers and servicers; support Congress taking action through legislation to establish a process for these legacy LIBOR contracts to be appropriately updated; support the Boards efforts to ease the transition to new regulatory standards for community institutions by adopting more flexible standards for measuring asset growth; urge FRB to clarify and extend the scope of Regulation II relief under the IFR to account for new stimulus payments; express concerns about the various product and program constraints contained in recent FHFA-Treasury amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; supports the 15-month delay of the General QM definition; urge Bureau to expand access to the National Mortgage Database (NMDB) for market participants; urge FHFA to make necessary adjustments to the PSPAs for credit unions to utilize the GSE Patch until October 2022; support extension of the GSE Patch to minimize market disruptions

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 2516 (117th), H.R. 2553 (117th), S.J.Res. 15 (117th), H.R. 2123 (117th), H.R. 2547 (117th), H.R. 3958 (117th), H.J.Res. 35 (117th), H.R. 2543 (117th), S. 2131 (117th), H.R. 1996 (117th), H.R. 1471 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Protect the credit union tax exemption; support regulators commitment to facilitate responsible experimentation with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology; recommended that the MRMG support use of AI and ML models and recognize the role of existing vendor due diligence for BSA/AML compliance; Supports Efforts to Reduce Barriers to Innovation; support the recommendation that agencies consider using any authority under existing law or regulation to grant waivers and exemptions from regulations, or to allow pilot programs that provide safe harbors for specific AI applications; support S. 2131, the Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021; reject efforts aimed at blanket suppression of adverse information in credit reports; express concern about the Protecting Your Credit Score Acts right of action; support the Protecting Your Credit Score Acts efforts to hold CRAs accountable for their obligations under GLBA and to improve data security at the CRAs; support for increased funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF); express concern with allowing the USPS to provide banking services; request that the FHFA and Treasury urgently make the necessary adjustments to the PSPAs to allow credit unions to continue utilizing the GSE Patch until October 2022; encourage the NCUA Board to explore a floating interest rate ceiling that allows for adequate risk-based pricing models and mitigates interest rate risk; encourage the NCUA Board to consider increasing the interest rate ceiling upon its expiration or reaffirm the current 18 percent interest rate ceiling and avoid lowering the rate; support for S.J.Res.15, which would repeal the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) relating to National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders (the True Lender rule); express concerns about any increased reporting requirements on financial institutions, especially those in the Presidents 2022 budget request; supports H.R. 3958, the Central Liquidity Facility Enhancement Act, which makes the changes to the CLF in section 4016 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permanent; urges the NCUA to extend the IFRs automatic expiration to temporarily amend Part 702, Subpart B (Subpart B) of its prompt corrective action (PCA) regulations to December 31, 2022 to fully provide FICUs the financial planning and operational flexibilities necessary to meet compounding share growth; encourages the NCUA to carefully consider whether the streamlined NWRP model may be permanently adopted; urge FASB to conduct a roundtable with credit unions and other small financial institutions to discuss the impacts of the adoption of the current expected credit losses (CECL); express concerns about the appropriateness of CECL for credit unions; support inclusion of the SSBCI program as part of the overall American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and express concerns about the wide latitude the statue affords to states in the development and execution of the program; encourage Treasury to provide additional guidance, FAQs, or training that can help CDFI and MDI credit unions prepare for and find opportunities within the SSBCI program; requests that the NCUA minimize examination burdens and understand the difficulties in obtaining independent validations of BSA and OFAC models employed at credit unions; urge agencies to consult the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Councils (FFIEC) examination reports and supervisory information through regular information sharing to better assess changes to the MRMG principles to reflect current practices; fully funding both the CDFI Fund and CDRLF at levels proposed in the Presidents FY2022 budget request, or at least above the FY2021 funding levels; support providing ample funding to support SBAs 7(a) and 504 loan programs; support legislation Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act, that would allow all types of credit unions to add underserved areas and make it easier to make critical member business loans to small businesses in those areas; urge you to implore the SBA to continue to streamline PPP loan forgiveness process; support H.R. 1471, the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID- 19 Crisis Act of 2021; support for MBL cap relief as a step to make it easier for credit unions to do more to help small businesses in light of the pandemic; support the use of alternative credit score models to enhance access to affordable credit for creditworthy borrowers who have historically been marginalized; support for the National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) interim final rule extending statutory enhancements to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF); support making the amendments in the CARES Act and their extension in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 permanent; encourage NCUA to provide broader relief regarding the timeframe for calculating credit union assets to assist those credit unions that have seen remarkable share growth during the pandemic; encourage NCUA to clarify its reservation of authority to subject certain credit unions to the enhanced regulatory requirements in Subpart E; request enhanced coordination with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding examinations generally and asset threshold measurement for purposes of supervision and examinations; urge NCUA to finalize all remaining COVID-19-related regulatory relief and to take additional steps to provide reform that will help credit unions better serve their communities; support rule permitting credit unions to capitalize interest under Appendix B to Part 741 as well as its proposed rule eliminating the prescribed 45-day limit in its requirements for an overdraft policy in NCUAs lending rule; urge three-year phase-in of the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) methodology and reconsider and simplify the NCUAs 2015 risk-based capital (RBC) rule; support modernizing the definition of service facility in its Chartering and Field of Membership Manual to allow credit unions to leverage digital banking platforms to serve broader segments of their communities; urge NCUA modernize its regulations related to compensation in connection with lending to permit comprehensive incentive plans; oppose granting additional authority to NCUA to examine third parties at this time, as NCUA should stay focused on where their expertise lies-regulating credit unions; oppose changes to the structure of the share insurance fund or a premium charge on credit unions; opposes any effort to extend debit interchange price caps or routing requirements to credit cards; Supports the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act; support H.J.Res.35, which would repeal OCC True Lender rule; respond to and correct inaccuracies included in letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) regarding the mergers of banks and credit unions; supports the development of an alternative to the agencys final RBC rule, such as a an off-ramp which aims to reduce the complexity of risk based capital compliance (i.e., the CCULR), or a risk based leverage ratio (RBLR) that is tailored to produce a less burdensome and less complex capital standard; support eliminating tiered risk weighting system and encourages the NCUA to streamline in the RBLR any assessment of concentration risk; support proposed rule adding an S component and redefining the L component of the existing CAMEL rating system, requests that the NCUA release more robust details about their expectations of credit unions meeting any new standards for the S component and what this change will mean for the examination process; express concern about exam inconsistency; urges the Bureau to provide clarity surrounding this rules early intervention requirements and the streamlined loan modification option; support exemptions to proposed pre-foreclosure review period; encourages amendments that provide additional loss mitigation options; FinCENs commitment to implementing the FinCEN Database to combat illicit activity in our U.S. financial system; urge FinCEN to consult with the NCUA and other federal banking regulators to ensure there are consistent examination and supervisory expectations for the use of beneficial ownership information; support the NCUAs proposed revision of its regulations to allow CUSOs to originate all loans that federal credit unions (FCUs) can originate, but requests that the NCUA solicit comment through the notice and rulemaking process before permitting additional CUSO activities; express concerns with the reemergence of rent-a-bank schemes, share our support for S.J.Res.15; urge creating a FFIEC subcommittee on emerging technology (the subcommittee) to monitor the risks posed by fintech companies; urge Congress to ensure that a fintech charter recipient is supervised as if it were a bank; supports the Committee reestablishing the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and the Task Force on Financial Technology; generally support efforts to support DEI through legislation such as the Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2123), the Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act (H.R. 2516), and the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act (H.R. 2543); supports the efforts in H.R. 2553 to require a review of federal appraisal standards; generally support H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, but caution against hampering legitimate debt collection efforts; support H.R. 1996, the SAFE Banking Act of 2021; urge FHFA to adopt a risk-based framework for regulating and supervising the GSEs in the face of climate change; oppose FHFA implementing any policies and requirements for the GSEs that will impede credit unions ability to sell their mortgages; urge FHFA to enhance its liquidity and capital requirements for non-bank sellers and servicers; support Congress taking action through legislation to establish a process for these legacy LIBOR contracts to be appropriately updated; support the Boards efforts to ease the transition to new regulatory standards for community institutions by adopting more flexible standards for measuring asset growth; urge FRB to clarify and extend the scope of Regulation II relief under the IFR to account for new stimulus payments; express concerns about the various product and program constraints contained in recent FHFA-Treasury amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; supports the 15-month delay of the General QM definition; urge Bureau to expand access to the National Mortgage Database (NMDB) for market participants; urge FHFA to make necessary adjustments to the PSPAs for credit unions to utilize the GSE Patch until October 2022; support extension of the GSE Patch to minimize market disruptions

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (117th), H.R. 1471 (117th), H.R. 2516 (117th), S.J.Res. 15 (117th), H.J.Res. 35 (117th), H.R. 2123 (117th), H.R. 3958 (117th), S. 2131 (117th), H.R. 2547 (117th), H.R. 2543 (117th), H.R. 2553 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Protect the credit union tax exemption

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of