Credit unions scored critical wins Thursday in the House Appropriations Committee’s markup of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

In addition to issuing 2 proposals, the NCUA board finalized 3 rules Friday, and heard an update on the agency’s Enterprise Solutions Modernization program. The final rules involve safe harbor, inflation of penalties and FOIA.

The NCUA filed a response to the lawsuit against its final field-of-membership rule brought by the American Bankers Association. CUNA is tracking the lawsuit, and plans to support the NCUA in its defense of the rule.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton selected Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her running mate Friday. Kaine is a familiar face to credit unions in Virginia, and was supported by the Virginia Credit Union League in his 2012 campaign.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Republican vice presidential candidate, is a familiar face to credit unions in his state, and has enjoyed a positive relationship with credit unions dating back to his earlier days as a legislator.

While there will be many new faces in the U.S. Congress next year, for state credit union leagues around the country the faces aren't so new.