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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

2013-2014 Federal and State Legislative and Regulatory Agenda

State Legislative Affairs Issues:  Current Issues (A-Z)
2013-2014 Tracking Document (xls), Bill Search

• 90-Day Foreclosure Process Reforms: Issue Brief (doc)
• Blight Violations: Issue Brief (doc)
• Real Estate Document Copies: Issue Brief (doc)
• Principle Residence Tax Exemption: Issue Brief (doc)
• Merchant Checkout Fees: Issue Brief (doc)
• Vehicle Title Fraud: 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)
• Value of the Credit Union Tax Exemption 
  • Credit Union Value Proposition Talking Points
  • Straight to the Point: Credit Unions are the Best Option For Consumers to Conduct Their Financial Services
  • Michigan Specific Data on the Benefits of Credit Union Membership
  • Credit Union vs. Bank Comparisons
    • Frequently Requested Credit Union/Bank Comparisons
    • Commercial Banks & Credit Unions: Facts, Fallacies, and Recent Trends
  • Letter from Bill Cheney to the members of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board regarding the statements regarding the credit union tax exemption in their report on tax reform options. (9/01/10)
  • Letter from the NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz to Bill Cheney Regarding the Credit Union Tax Status. (11/29/10)
  • Letter Regarding Hearing in "Public Charity Organizational Issues, Unrelated Business Income Tax, and the Revised Form 990."
• Regulatory Issues & Compliance Burden: Issue Brief (doc)
• Member Business Lending: Issue Brief (doc), MBL Straight to the Point (pdf)
  
• Privacy Notice Elimination: Issue Brief (doc)
• Supplemental Capital: Issue Brief (doc), CUNA White Paper (pdf), Bill Summary by Section (doc), CUNA Letter (pdf), NCUA letter to Chairman Bachus (pdf)
• Examination Fairness: Issue Brief (doc)
• Overdraft Protection: Issue Brief (doc)
• GSE Reform: Issue Brief (doc)

Archived Advocacy Materials 

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