Federal Advocacy

September 14 - 15, 2020 Add to Calendar 2020-09-14 13:00:00 2020-09-15 17:30:00 Virtual Congressional Caucus This is a virtual, online event. Advocate for Credit Union Success by Engaging with Capitol Hill. NAFCU’s 2020 Virtual Congressional Caucus is designed as an online event. In today's uncertain political environment, you can make more of a difference than ever, even from your home or office. You’ll protect your members by advocating on their behalf via conference call with your members of Congress. Your insights will help Congress understand why and how it needs to act against harmful regulatory burdens, and make sure credit unions have a seat at the table when determining future laws that govern our industry. We make it easy. We’ll set up calls for you with your members of Congress whenever it’s most convenient for your team—whether that’s before, during or after NAFCU’s Virtual Congressional Caucus. That’s in addition to a spectacular lineup of speakers including Dr. Condoleezza Rice, members of Congress, regulators, NAFCU and other key stakeholders. Join us online at the premier credit union advocacy event of the year, September 14 - 15, 2020. A Virtual Event NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public

Virtual Congressional Caucus

NAFCU’s 2020 Virtual Congressional Caucus is designed as an online event. In today's uncertain political environment, you can make more of a difference than ever, even from your home or office. You’ll protect your members by advocating on their behalf via conference call with your members of Congress. Your insights will help Congress understand why and how it needs to act against harmful regulatory burdens, and make sure credit unions have a seat at the table when determining future laws that govern our industry.

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ADA Website Litigation

Capital Reform

CECL

CFPB Improvements

Credit Union Tax Exemption

Data Privacy and Security

Defense Credit Union Issues

Field of Membership

Housing Finance Reform

Interchange Fees

Member Business Lending

National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF)

NCUA Money Watch

Regulatory Relief

TCPA Reform

2020 Advocacy Priorities

NAFCU works directly with our credit union members to bring important issues to lawmakers and regulators alike. As we work toward meaningful legislative and regulatory changes in 2020, our commitment to stand up for our members and help promote a healthy environment for credit union growth is stronger than ever.

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Too Big To Fail

The Glass-Steagall Act. Revisited.

NAFCU has released a new whitepaper outlining how a modern Glass-Steagall Act would protect American consumers from the exploitive behavior of “too big to fail” institutions. It also discusses how the act could help limit the economic impact of these institutions in the event of an economic downturn.

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Providing award-winning advocacy

NAFCU's advocacy has been named a 2018 ASAE Power of A (association), Silver Award winner for its efforts in helping advance the credit union industry. This award recognizes associations that distinguish themselves with innovative, effective and broad-reaching programs and activities that positively impact America and the world. Learn more

Proposed Regulation for Comment

NAFCU Regulatory Alerts are member-only resources containing important highlights and summaries for proposed rulemakings that affect credit unions. Each alert PDF also provides a link to send NAFCU your comments that we will include in our letter to the agency or agencies that issued to proposed rule.

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Letters & Testimony

Policy letters and regulatory comment letters are sent to members of Congress and federal agencies to make sure your positions are in the forefront of important issues. We also place credit union members in front of Congress to testify on behalf of our industry. In 2017, NAFCU placed nine witnesses in Congressional hearings covering data security, regulatory relief, member business lending and more.

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NAFCU/PAC

NAFCU's Political Action Committee (NAFCU/PAC) provides contributions to members of Congress and candidates who support legislation and other actions favorable to credit unions. Contributing to the campaign funds of key federal legislators is an essential element to the success of any national association's lobbying efforts.