1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS for AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,200,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Banking BAN

Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organization Issues related to NCUA's low income designation regulation Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUA's regulation regarding liquidity Issues related to NCUA's rulemaking process Issues related to NCUA's regulatory review process Issues related to Federal Credit Union Bylaws Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union By-Laws Issues related to credit unions' incidental powers Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to NCUA's Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUA's budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPB's Leadership structure and Installing a Board rather than a Director Issues related to codifying the CFPB's Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to the CFPB's rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPB's regulation on Truth-In-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the CFPB's consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justice's investigation entitled, "Operation Choke Point" Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system and innovation Issues related to the Fed's implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to the USDA Rural Development Loan Program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act Process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumer's access to records Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data Collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims Procedures Issues related to Web-Bases Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to Faster Payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to regulation of debt collection activity Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to diversity and inclusion in Financial Services Issues related to Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's No-Action Letters and the BCFP Product Sandbox Issues related to enterprise validation and approval of credit score models Issues related to the availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) Issues related to arbitration clauses Issues related to SBA 7(a) loan program Issues related to financial institutions operating on military installations Issues related to postal banking Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to financial technology (FINTECH) Issues related to robocalls and the draft Declatory Ruling (the ruling) and Third Further Notice of Proposted Rulemaking (FNPRM) CG Docket No 17-59, WC Docket No. 17 - 97 Issues related to payday and small dollar lending Issues related to leases of non-excess property on military bases Issues related to Opportunity Zones Issues related to minority homeownership Issues related to the ability of Federal Credit unions to establish their own fiscal year Issues related to a requirement that Federal credit unions file certain information regarding loan officers Issues related to enhancing flexibility of Federal Credit Unions to schedule board meetings Issues related to removing certain outdated responsibilites of Federal credit union board of directors Issues related to permitting Federal credit unions to expel disruptive members for just cause without a vote Issues related to permitting balloting for conversions from state to federal charter and from federal to state charter to be conducted electronically Issues related to PACE Loans Issues related to minority depository insitutions Issues related to AI and cloud computing Issues related to the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Issues related to COVID-19 crisis response legislation Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to Taxi Medallion loans Issues related to QRM Risk Retection Review Issues related to NCUA's proposed rule on combination transactions Issues related to the regulation of credit unions as employers Issues related to liability protections for businesses Issues related to remote notary Issues related to digital identity legislation Issues related Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits Issues related to Economic Impact Payments Issues related to Fed Accounts Issues related to the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to Prompt Corective Action requirements Issues related to NCUA subordinated debt rulemaking Issues related to Uniform Residential Loan Application Issues related to digitalization of money Issues related to electronic signatures on wire transfer documents Issues related to cybercriminal activity during COVID-19 Issues related to lender forebearance Issues related to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process Issues related to Agriculture Lending Issues related to OCC payment charters Issues related to the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act Issues related to OCC National Bank and Savings Association Digital Activities Issues related to the treatment of certain COVID-19 Loss Mitigation options under RESPA (Reg X) Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Issues related to the proposed exclusion of PPP Loans from financial institution asset calculations Issues related to Section 4013 of the CARES Act Issues related to Section 4016 of the CARES Act Issues related tot he oversight of prudential regulators Issues related to PAL 1 Program Issues related to credit union asset size thresholds for regulatory compliance Issues related to NCUA MERIT examination system Issues related to NCUA Derivatives rulemaking Issues related to mortgage servicer assistance Issues related to Section 4022 of the CARES Act Issues related to the ability of NCUA to offer forbearance from Prompt Corrective Action Requirements Issues related to Temporarily Excluding Certain Low-Risk Assets from the Credit Union Net Worth Ratio Issues related to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Issues related to the regulation of Federal Employment Laws Issues related to the Office of Comptroller Charter Issues related to the Crypto Charter Issues related to the Solar Winds Data Breach Issues related to PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires Issues related to SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advances Issues related to Seasoned QM Loan Definitions Issues related to FHFA Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 Issues related to GSE Housing Goals Issues related to Member Business Lending Issues related to interest rate caps Issues related to Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) recapitalization plans Issues related to rental and mortgage payment assistance Issues related to BSA / AML Regulation Issues related to CECL Accounting requirements Issues related to climate control issues and effect on financial institutions Issues related to UDAAP guidance and requirements Issues related to risk-based capital requirements Issues related to NCUA's Communications and Transparency Issues related to Enterprise liquidity framework (FHFA) Issues related to the discussion draft of the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act Issues related to the NCUA's Capitalization of Interest in Connection with Loan Workouts and Modifications Rulemaking Issues related to the Federal Reserve's proposed Regulation II Issues related to Capitalizing interest on consumer loans Issues related to Cryptocurrency Issues related to proposed postal banking pilot program Issues related to proposed new tax reporting requirements for financial institutions Issues related to the implementation of consumer financial protection laws Issues related to the safety and soundness regulations of credit unions Issues related to investment authority Issues related to BSA / AML regulation and Cannabis Banking Issues related to rate cap legislation and the Military Lending Act Issues related to credit card interchange fees and routing Issues related to FY22 National Defense Authorization Act Issues related to NCUA Central Liquidity Facility Issues related to Climate and Natural disaster risk management at regulated entities Issues related to PSPA / QM Conflict Issues related to CAMELS proposal Issues related to credit union coverage under GNMA rules Issues related to Cryptocurrency and digital assets Issues related to the re-nomination of Todd Harper to the NCUA Board Issues related to examining frameworks to address future pandemic risk Issues related to the NDAA rate cap proposals Issues related to the collection of checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers through Fedwire Issues related to the potential modifications to the Federal Reserve policy on payment system risk Issues related to Small Business Bankruptcy Issues related to mortgage-backed securities insurance Issues related to the state of the rural economy Issues related to financial barriers to minority and women-owned businesses' involvement in infrastructure projects Issues related to the President's working group on financial market's report on stablecoins Issues related to economic impact of growing burden of medical debt Issues related to the Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act in the FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act Issues related to the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) appraisals H.J. Res 35, providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders" S.J. Res 15, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders" H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (2020) H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1395, the Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1471, the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act 0f 2021 H.R. 1996, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2040, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act H.R. 2311, To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modernize certain processes regarding expulsion of credit union members for cause, and for other purposes H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec. 90005, Extension of enterprise guarantee fees H.R. 3958, Central Liquidity Facility Enhancement Act H.R. 3962, SECURE Notarization Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, the Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4905, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5206, Tax Gap Reform and IRS Enforcement Act H.R. 5305, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act H.R. 5451, Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021 H.R. 5189, Member Business Loan Expansion Act H.R. 6889, Credit Union Board Modernization Act H.R. 7003, Expanding Financial Access to Underserved Communities Act S. 254, A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury S. 337, Stop Senior Scams Act S. 762, A bill to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit union loan maturities, and for other purposes S. 910, SAFE Banking Act of 2021 S. 1368, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021 S. 1625, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act S. 1767, the Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act of 2021 S. 2857, Protection Financial Privacy Act of 2021 S. 3715, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2022 S. 3813, Veterans Member Business Loan Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (117th), H.R. 2311 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 3813 (117th), H.R. 4905 (117th), H.R. 5189 (117th), S. 2857 (117th), H.R. 3958 (117th), H.R. 963 (117th), S. 910 (117th), S. 337 (117th), S.J.Res. 15 (117th), H.R. 5206 (117th), S. 762 (117th), H.R. 3962 (117th), H.J.Res. 35 (117th), H.R. 4773 (117th), S. 1625 (117th), H.R. 2040 (117th), H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 1395 (117th), H.R. 5451 (117th), H.R. 6889 (117th), H.R. 2547 (117th), S. 254 (117th), S. 1368 (117th), H.R. 1471 (117th), S. 1767 (117th), H.R. 2471 (117th), H.R. 5305 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 3715 (117th), H.R. 7003 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) Issues related to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFIF) Issues related to appropriation for State and Foreign Operations, specifically funding for USAID and the Cooperative Development Program Issues related to Appropriations for State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee regarding funding Issues related to Federal Government shutdown assistance Issues related to the President's proposed FY2022 Budget Issues related to Build Back Better Act, provisions related to proposed enhanced IRS Tax Reporting for financial institutions S. Con. Res. 14, Congressional Budget Resolution for FY 2022, amendment related to IRS Tax reporting proposal for financial institutions

Contacted: Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 14 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to patent reform Issues related to patent litigation reform

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to the Re-opening of the US Capitol

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN DONOVAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Issues related to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's cooperative development projects Issues related to USAID's Cooperative Development Program Issues related to procurement reform within USAID

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Issues related to credit union participation in Small Business Administration Programs

Contacted: Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the federal income tax exemption for credit unions Issues related to unrelated business income tax and the revised Form 990 Issues related to the tax treatment of mortgage interest Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Issues related to the implementation of proposed information reporting requirements on flows of deposits and withdrawals in individual and small-business banking accounts and other financial accounts H.R. 5206, Tax Gap Reform and IRS Enforcement Act H.R. 5451, Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021 S. 2721, Tax Gap Reform and IRS Enforcement Act S. 2857, Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2857 (117th), H.R. 5206 (117th), S. 2721 (117th), H.R. 5451 (117th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Federal Communications Commission's July 2015 order regarding Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Communications Commission

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed rule on overtime

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act Issues related to ADA Website Accessibility

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.