For credit unions, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 means information required to be made available can be delivered electronically, as long as the credit union complies with its requirements.

While the DOD has affirmed the Military Lending Act’s effective date for credit card accounts of Oct. 3, CUNA is engaged with legislators to build support for efforts to exempt credit unions from the rule.

The economy is now in its ninth year of recovery—the third longest expansion in U.S. history, says Bill Hampel, CUNA’s chief economist/chief policy officer.