Kraninger-era off to a good start
Jim Nussle
Chief Executive Officer, AMERICA’S CREDIT UNIONS. Our mission is to advocate for and advance an environment where credit unions thrive.
The Kraninger-era at the BCFP is off to a good start
I spoke to new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Director Kathy Kraninger this week. She called to introduce herself, and I congratulated her on her Senate confirmation and how we’re eager to work with her.
This week the BCFP announced it will issue a proposal that follows CUNA’s recommendation to amend its policy on “no-action letters.” The proposal is expected to provide the additional clarity CUNA requested for the Bureau’s no-action letters that follow an application process and state it will not supervise a new product.
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For the fifth year in a row, The Hill named me one of the top lobbyists in D.C.
It’s great to be named a top lobbyist—it’s yet another indicator that when we fight for credit unions on Capitol Hill, we’re effective. But I’m even prouder that CUNA’s overall reputation continues to grow stronger. This year, our Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan was also named a top lobbyist. This follows Ballast Research’s recent study that found for the third year in row policymakers regard the CUNA-League system as the best in the financial services industry.
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FCC takes CUNA-backed step to resolve TCPA issues
As recently as August, we were urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to create a reassigned numbers database that will enable callers to verify that they’re calling the right person—and not someone whose number has been reassigned—and creates a “safe harbor” so responsible callers are not penalized for a database error. This is a big step toward resolving liability issues around the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for credit unions.
CUNA tells Treasury not-for-profit excise tax needs parity
We continue to push for parity with other organizations with a new 21% excise tax for not-for-profits, including credit unions, created by The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We wrote to the Treasury Monday laying out our case that credit unions deserve the same consideration as for-profit organizations, and contracts in place before Nov. 2, 2017, should be grandfathered in.
Shout out to AACUL for a great conference
I enjoyed spending time with so many incredible leaders from the state Leagues at the American Association of Credit Union League’s winter conference. We covered a lot in a few short days, and it was a fitting cap to a tremendous year for our movement. We truly are stronger together.
Thank you for your continued participation in and engagement with the CUNA/League system. As ever, if you have any issues you'd like CUNA to address, I encourage you to give me a call directly at 202-508-6745 or email me at [email protected].
All the best,
Jim Nussle
President & CEO
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