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Legislative Affairs

Advocating for credit unions with state and federal lawmakers, legislative affairs strives to make credit union issues part of ongoing policy discourse and provide a conduit for member credit unions to interact with their lawmakers.

Federal Issues Snapshot            State Issues Snapshot

2011-2012 Federal and State Legislative Agenda

State Legislative Affairs Issues:  Current Issues (A-Z)
2011-2012 Tracking Document (xls), Bill Search

• 90-Day Foreclosure Prevention Revisit: Issue brief (doc)
• Annual PAC Signature Requirement: Issue brief (doc)
• Elder Abuse: Issue Brief (doc)
• Small Claims Court: Issue Brief (doc), Senator Yes Votes on SB 269 (doc)
• Transfer Fees: Issue Brief (doc)
  

Federal Legislative Issues: Current Issues (A-Z)
 CUNA's Legislative Issues, Bill Search

• Credit Union Tax Exemption: Issue Brief (doc), Tax Exemption Talking Points (pdf), Deficit Reduction Committee Website (link)
• Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform: Issue Brief (doc), CUNA Letter (pdf), 2011 Treasury GSE Report (pdf)
• Member Business Lending: Issue Brief (doc), 2011 MBL Open Letter (pdf), MBL Straight to the Point (pdf), CUNA MBL Page
  
• Supplemental Capital: Issue Brief (doc), CUNA White Paper (pdf), Supplemental Capital Legislation (pdf), CUNA Letter (pdf)

Archived Advocacy Materials 

Federal Housing Programs and Initiatives

• Making Home Affordable: This page catalogues ongoing developments with the program President Obama signed into law in February, 2009.
• Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation, full report (pdf), executive summary (pdf)

State Housing Programs and Initiatives

• MSHDA Hardest Hit Fund
• Save the Dream (from MSHDA)
• CD Stimulus (from MI Dept. of Treasury)

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