What's on the Docket for D.C.

I’m so glad you’re both coming to D.C.!

Here’s what we’re going to talk to our Members of Congress about while we’re there:

Regulatory Relief – we’d like some, thank you very much! Right now we have three regulatory relief bills in play: CURIA (H.R. 1537 & S. 2957), CURRA (H.R. 5519), and the omnibus credit union, thrift and bank regulatory relief bill (H.R. 6312), which certainly confuses things. We’d still like to see CURIA pass since it has PCA and MBL reforms in it, but the omnibus bill has already passed the House. In the Senate, this is one of our first opportunities to speak to our Senators in person about the importance of supporting Senate CURIA.

Interchange Fees – let the free market determine interchange rates, not the government.

Mortgage & Credit Card Reform – protect the consumer from shady lenders, but please don’t implement reforms that are excessively burdensome to the good actors in the lending community like credit unions.

Data Security – let’s see some federal legislation that allows a credit union to sue a negligent data breacher to recoup costs associated with proactively protecting consumers from fraud and identity theft. This type of activity should be encouraged!

I’m glad Joe is taking the time to chat with you both about the issues. He’s a savvy character. We’ll also get a briefing from the CUNA staff while we’re there, and you can read up on our issues by perusing the briefing sheets and talking points we’ve sent you (if any members NOT attending the Hike would like a copy of our briefing sheets, just give Mark or I a call).

Bring your comfy walking shoes! We’ll see you there!