March 2024

NCUA Chairman Todd Harper joined America’s Credit Unions Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt Monday at the 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) for a fireside chat about the credit union system and the agency’s efforts to ensure safety and soundness.

NCUA’s Harper talks agency’s priorities to ensure safety, soundness  

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NCUA Chairman Todd Harper joined America’s Credit Unions Chief Advocacy Officer Carrie Hunt Monday at the 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) for a fireside chat about the credit union system and the agency’s efforts to ensure safety and soundness.   Harper noted the different roles NCUA and America’s Credit Unions have in supporting the strength of …

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Debit interchange proposal fails to account for potential impact

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Credit unions strongly oppose the Federal Reserve’s debit interchange proposal, America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote to the House Financial Services Committee before Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony this week. Nussle noted  that current debit interchange caps have caused significant real-world economic harm to credit unions and their members, and the recent proposed expansion …

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Implement AI guardrails to safeguard members’ trust 

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While artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool, credit union leaders must understand where it’s effective, where it overpromises, and how it can introduce pitfalls into your business, according to Dr. Jennifer Golbeck, director of the Social Intelligence Lab at the University of Maryland.  Failing to do so can destroy members’ trust and open institutions …

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Could Your Marketing Materials Be Considered “Deceptive??”

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Every marketing department knows the power of a good advertisement, but making exaggerated claims in marketing materials for financial products or services designed to make the product or service appear more attractive or valuable than it actually is can lead to a UDAAP violation.  Deceptive advertising is one of the most common violations of UDAAP. …

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Mission, vision, advocacy spotlighted Monday, GAC continues Tuesday

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Monday at the 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference featured a wide variety of main stage speeches, keynotes, and breakout sessions. America’s Credit Unions Transition Board Chair Brian Schools and Vice Chair Lisa Ginter spotlighted the organization’s mission and vision, and shared the role the board will take in executing them. America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle …

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GAC attendees get insights into interchange, economy, more

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Monday’s agenda at the 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) concluded with an afternoon of breakout sessions, covering hot topics such as artificial intelligence, the economy, and interchange. Here are a few highlights: Industry leaders explore interchange advocacy priorities A panel of eight industry  leaders led an important discussion about interchange – one of the highest …

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Credit union growth shows success of mission, structure

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Credit unions are growing and innovating because they continue to be a financial partner consumers trust, America’s Credit Unions and all state Leagues and Associations wrote to leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees Friday. The letter was sent in response to the latest bank attack with “numerous false assumptions and …

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GAC kicks off with nearly 6,000 credit union advocates in attendance

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The 2024 Governmental Affairs Conference kicked off Sunday afternoon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Nearly 6,000 credit union leaders are on hand for the movement’s premier advocacy event. America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle welcomed attendees to the first GAC hosted by America’s Credit Unions, the “biggest, most influential financial …

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