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 a national data security standard for those who collect and store consumer information; support a uniform national consumer data privacy standard as opposed to a patchwork of standards stemming from different state data privacy laws; Support appropriately balancing the benefits and burdens associated with collecting and reporting HMDA data; Support reducing regulatory burdens by eliminating HMDA data points adopted pursuant to the Bureaus discretionary authority; Support the revision or elimination of several HMDA data points, including all free-form text boxes; Support enhancing the structure and operations of the CFPB; support the Committees ongoing work to promote diversity and inclusion in financial services; support legislation such as H.R. 4067, the Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019, which would direct the CFPBs Office of Community Affairs to research how to increase financial inclusion for underserved communities; supports CFPB Director Kathy Kraningers efforts to provide financial institutions with regulatory certainty and targeted relief, while focusing the CFPBs efforts on bad actors; support increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the American economy and the industry; support laws and regulations aimed at detecting and preventing discrimination, as well as the legal mechanisms used to protect fundamental consumer interests; support HUDs objective of updating the Disparate Impact Rule by aligning it more closely with the Supreme Courts decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., (Inclusive Communities); support housing finance reform of the GSEs because the current conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is unsustainable; Support permitting the GSEs to retain more capital to better protect taxpayers in the event of a severe economic downturn; support H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 and the COUNTER Act of 2019; support efforts to modernize the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) threshold by indexing it for inflation; support The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2019; support tech sprints; support regulatory efforts to modernize and streamline supervisory processes; support reducing the length of exams and minimizing manual review processes to alleviate operational disruption; support the CFPBs use of machine automated compliance checks; Support Interbank real-time gross settlement of faster payments docket No. OP-1670; support distribution of excess the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund reserves; support return of the normal operating level to its historical level of 1.30 percent; support appropriate, tailored regulation for credit unions and relief from growing regulatory burdens; support a fair playing field; support government transparency and accountability; support a strong, independent NCUA as the primary regulator for credit unions; support H.R. 1661, legislation to provide the NCUA Board flexibility to increase loan maturities; support Legislation to allow all credit unions to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; support reducing regulatory burdens; advocate against an expanded consumer compliance examination program; supports legislative efforts to direct the FCC to combat illegal robocalls in the House-Senate agreement on S. 151, the TRACED Act; support efforts to distinguish between fraudulent/illegal robocalls and calls from legitimate businesses seeking to communicate with their members and customers; support a safe harbor that would allow credit unions to send text messages to their members to clarify in an opt-out confirmation message the scope of the recipients opt-out request without violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or related FCC rules; support H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act; support implementing regulations that clarify that the requirements of the CCPA and its implementing regulations do not apply to organizations that solely collect GLBA-covered information; support a delay in enforcement of the CCPA; support amending NCUAs Chartering Manual to modernize its regulations so credit unions can continue to effectively serve their communities, especially underserved communities; support voluntary, market-based merger transactions that benefit the communities served by credit unions; H.R. 5315, the Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act, offered by Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and H.R. 5322, the Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019; support keeping legislative reform of the housing finance system as a priority for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services; support NCUA developing its own, tailored guidance to clearly communicate examiner expectations in advance of CECLs 2023 compliance date; support relieving credit unions from having to comply with the CECL standard; support S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act (ILLICIT CASH Act).

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

Bills named: H.R. 5322 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th), S. 151 (116th), S. 2563 (116th), H.R. 4067 (116th), H.R. 1661 (116th), H.R. 5315 (116th), H.R. 2305 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Protect the credit union tax exemption; support a national data security standard for those who collect and store consumer information; support a uniform national consumer data privacy standard as opposed to a patchwork of standards stemming from different state data privacy laws; Support appropriately balancing the benefits and burdens associated with collecting and reporting HMDA data; Support reducing regulatory burdens by eliminating HMDA data points adopted pursuant to the Bureaus discretionary authority; Support the revision or elimination of several HMDA data points, including all free-form text boxes; Support enhancing the structure and operations of the CFPB; support the Committees ongoing work to promote diversity and inclusion in financial services; support legislation such as H.R. 4067, the Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019, which would direct the CFPBs Office of Community Affairs to research how to increase financial inclusion for underserved communities; supports CFPB Director Kathy Kraningers efforts to provide financial institutions with regulatory certainty and targeted relief, while focusing the CFPBs efforts on bad actors; support increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the American economy and the industry; support laws and regulations aimed at detecting and preventing discrimination, as well as the legal mechanisms used to protect fundamental consumer interests; support HUDs objective of updating the Disparate Impact Rule by aligning it more closely with the Supreme Courts decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., (Inclusive Communities); support housing finance reform of the GSEs because the current conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is unsustainable; Support permitting the GSEs to retain more capital to better protect taxpayers in the event of a severe economic downturn; support H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 and the COUNTER Act of 2019; support efforts to modernize the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) threshold by indexing it for inflation; support The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2019; support tech sprints; support regulatory efforts to modernize and streamline supervisory processes; support reducing the length of exams and minimizing manual review processes to alleviate operational disruption; support the CFPBs use of machine automated compliance checks; Support Interbank real-time gross settlement of faster payments docket No. OP-1670; support distribution of excess the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund reserves; support return of the normal operating level to its historical level of 1.30 percent; support appropriate, tailored regulation for credit unions and relief from growing regulatory burdens; support a fair playing field; support government transparency and accountability; support a strong, independent NCUA as the primary regulator for credit unions; support H.R. 1661, legislation to provide the NCUA Board flexibility to increase loan maturities; support Legislation to allow all credit unions to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; support reducing regulatory burdens; advocate against an expanded consumer compliance examination program; supports legislative efforts to direct the FCC to combat illegal robocalls in the House-Senate agreement on S. 151, the TRACED Act; support efforts to distinguish between fraudulent/illegal robocalls and calls from legitimate businesses seeking to communicate with their members and customers; support a safe harbor that would allow credit unions to send text messages to their members to clarify in an opt-out confirmation message the scope of the recipients opt-out request without violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or related FCC rules; support H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act; support implementing regulations that clarify that the requirements of the CCPA and its implementing regulations do not apply to organizations that solely collect GLBA-covered information; support a delay in enforcement of the CCPA; support amending NCUAs Chartering Manual to modernize its regulations so credit unions can continue to effectively serve their communities, especially underserved communities; support voluntary, market-based merger transactions that benefit the communities served by credit unions; H.R. 5315, the Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act, offered by Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and H.R. 5322, the Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019; support keeping legislative reform of the housing finance system as a priority for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services; support NCUA developing its own, tailored guidance to clearly communicate examiner expectations in advance of CECLs 2023 compliance date; support relieving credit unions from having to comply with the CECL standard; support S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act (ILLICIT CASH Act).

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

Bills named: H.R. 1661 (116th), S. 151 (116th), H.R. 2305 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th), H.R. 5322 (116th), H.R. 4067 (116th), H.R. 5315 (116th), S. 2563 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Protect the credit union tax exemption.

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