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This week: NCUA considers rules offering reg relief; Congress discusses illegal robocalls, financial system
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Committees in each chamber will hear testimony from Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal Quarles on the U.S. financial system, and House and Senate committees will hold hearings on stopping abusive robocalls. The NCUA Board meets Thursday and will consider two rules that would offer credit unions greater flexibility in capital planning and advertising.
This week is also National Volunteer Week. NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger recognized credit union volunteers' efforts to support the industry in a message today to credit union leaders and volunteers.
Quarles will testify before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow and before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. The hearings are part of the Federal Reserve's semi-annual testimony to Congress, and Quarles will provide an update of the Fed's supervision and regulation of the U.S. financial system.
On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will discuss efforts to stop abusive robocalls with representatives from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others. A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee will also hold a hearing Thursday to discuss combating illegal robocalls. NAFCU has actively engaged with the FCC on this issue, supporting its efforts to eliminate unlawful robocalls. NAFCU has also urged the FCC to provide clear guidance on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), as many credit unions have ceased important communications with members about their accounts over fear of inadvertently violating the rule.
The NCUA Board is slated to meet Thursday at 10 a.m. Eastern. On the board's agenda are two final rules: one on capital planning and stress testing, and another on advertising provisions. NAFCU has previously written in support of both of these efforts, as they would provide credit unions greater flexibility, but also recommended additional ways for the NCUA to further reduce the regulatory burden.
Other congressional hearings of note this week:
- Tomorrow, a House Small Business Subcommittee will discuss small business retirement plans.
- Tomorrow, a House Financial Services Subcommittee will discuss the housing choice voucher program.
- Wednesday, the House Small Business Committee will discuss the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan program, specifically loans made to poultry farmers.
- The House and Senate Appropriations Committees are reviewing various federal government departments' fiscal 2019 budgets throughout the week.
Also happening this week:
- NAFCU's CEOs and Senior Executives Conference begins runs Wednesday through Friday in Napa, Calif. Follow news from the conference on Twitter with #CreditUnionExecs.
- Wednesday, NAFCU Director of Regulatory Affairs Alexander Monterrubio will participate in an exercise at the Treasury Department on sheltered harbor mid-sized bank restoration.
- Thursday, NAFCU Regulatory Affairs Counsel Andrew Morris will attend a Financial Regulatory Forum that will cover bank regulation and supervision, market regulators, consumer protection agencies, crisis management and fintech.
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