The Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations and guidance could be updated to provide more clarity, CUNA wrote, also noting that the BCFP should continue to examine its FCRA regulation and guidance documents.

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Acting Director Mick Mulvaney announced this week he has selected Brian Johnson to assume the responsibilities of Acting Deputy Director. Johnson currently serves as principal policy director at the bureau.

CUNA leadership, including President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan, sat down over the course of this year’s America’s Credit Union Conference to discuss CUNA’s awareness campaign, regulatory relief and more on CUBroadcast.

CUNA launched a new online community this week for its Member Activation Program , a forum where credit union industry professionals can discuss best practices and exchange ideas and resources to better advocate for credit unions.

CUNA will be engaged with a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Fair Credit Reporting Act this week, in addition to other activities in both chambers. The House and Senate are also expected to consider several bills.

CUNA released an updated white paper on the benefits of the credit union tax status, noting that, in 2017 alone, the credit union system created $15 billion in financial benefits to members and non-members alike.

CUNA strongly encouraged the BCFP to work with the National Credit Union Foundation in its consumer education efforts in response to the bureau request for information on financial education programs.

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Deputy Director Leandra English will step down from the bureau and no longer challenge Acting Director Mick Mulvaney for leadership of the bureau, according to reports Friday.

CUNA supports the creation of a robust, comprehensive reassigned numbers database, it wrote to the FCC Thursday. CUNA has raised the issue of reassigned numbers as part of other concerns with the TCPA.

CUNA and credit unions saw a historic victory with the signing of S. 2155 last month, but the question remains: when and how will the regulatory relief provisions in the bill become effective?