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- CUNA Meets with Congressional Leaders Over CDFI Application Concerns
January 12, 2023CUNA and other organizations met with House Financial Services and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs leadership staff Tuesday to discuss proposed changes to the Community Financial Development Institution (CDFI) Fund certification application.
- League Congratulates Newly Elected General Assembly Members
January 11, 2023The General Assembly convenes today, with winners of yesterday’s special elections making the trek to Richmond to be sworn in. “We congratulate the winners of each of these special elections and salute them for their willingness to represent their constituents and serve the Commonwealth,” said League President/CEO Carrie Hunt. “We look forward to working with each new member to educate them about credit unions and our legislative priorities.”
- Sign Up Now to Receive NCUA’s New Financial Literacy, Outreach Newsletter
January 11, 2023The National Credit Union Administration invites credit unions, educators, and others to sign up for its new email newsletter on financial literacy.
- League Advocacy Team Visits Lawmakers as General Assembly Convenes
January 11, 2023Your League's advocacy team visited lawmakers today as the Virginia General Assembly convened for its 2023 session.
- League-Driven Credit Union Bill Introduced in General Assembly
January 10, 2023We have a bill number for our digital asset legislation! HB1727 would permit any credit union in the Commonwealth to engage in virtual currency custody services to the same extent as any bank. Banks won this authority last session. The bill would allow credit unions to secure private keys for their members’ digital assets in a manner similar to a safe deposit box, with the member retaining control of the asset and the credit union simply securing it.
- League, CU Reps Attend Events in Washington as 118th Congress Begins
January 6, 2023League President/CEO Carrie Hunt and Chief Advocacy Officer JT Blau traveled to Washington this week to meet with Virginia's Congressional Delegation and participate in CUNA’s welcome reception on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. League Chairman Joe Thomas (NextMark Credit Union) and staffers from the credit union who are members of the League’s Emerging Professionals Network also attended the reception
- Ihrig Outlines NCUA Supervisory Priorities
January 4, 2023Jared Ihrig, CUNA’s chief compliance officer and counsel, provided an update of NCUA supervisory priorities for 2023, which include credit risk management, cybersecurity, payment systems, BSA/AML compliance, CECL, and interest rate risk, among others.
- 2023 State-Level Elections
January 3, 2023A year ago, the Supreme Court of Virginia drew maps that will be used in state legislative elections this year without regard to the addresses of sitting legislators. The result was 40 of 100 delegates were drawn into the same district with one or more colleagues, most of them from the same political party. While some pairings have been resolved, VPAP’s unofficial list shows that 23 delegates still face the option of moving into a different district, running for a different office, retiring or battling a colleague for the party nomination.
- League Congratulates State Sen. McClellan on Winning Democratic Primary in 4th Congressional District Race
December 22, 2022State Sen. Jennifer McClellan has won the Democratic nomination for Virginia's 4th Congressional District in the special election to succeed the late Rep. Donald McEachin, the commonwealth's Democratic Party announced early Thursday morning in a news release, putting her in a prime position to become the first Black woman to represent the Old Dominion in Congress.
- Luetkemeyer Introduces Federal Data Breach Notification Bill
December 20, 2022Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo. Introduced a bill Thursday that would create a national data breach notification standard, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act. “We support this legislation to eliminate the patchwork of state data breach notification standards, ensuring consistent treatment to all affected by a data breach,” said Credit Union National Association President/CEO Jim Nussle. “Pre-empting conflicting—and often contradictory—state laws and requiring timely notice to those who are affected would greatly benefit consumers.”