Michigan Credit Union League President/COO Ken Ross joined Michigan Bankers Association President/CEO Rann Paynter last week to urge members of the Michigan congressional delegation to support S. 2155.

Credit unions raised $380,000 in their 17th year of title sponsorship of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, which saw 16,661 runners participate Sunday, in addition to 2,529 in the 5K Run-Walk.

Senior CUNA staff attended a hearing on the motions for summary judgement in the lawsuit against NCUA’s field-of-membership rule Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle reiterated his call for credit union action to support the Senate’s bipartisan regulatory relief Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act as the Senate prepares to move forward this week.

A federal district court in Virginia Friday threw out a lawsuit brought against a credit union alleging website accessibility issues under the ADA after finding the plaintiff was not eligible to join the credit union.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith Wednesday to replace Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after he announced his resignation last week. CUNA and the Minnesota Credit Union Network look forward to working with her.

The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its tax reform bill Thursday, and similar to the House bill, the credit union tax status is untouched.

In recognition of his decades of service to the credit union movement, the National Credit Union Foundation has named Bill Hampel, retired chief policy officer and economist at CUNA, a 2018 Herb Wegner Memorial Award winner.

The Cooperative Credit Union Association met with each member of its congressional delegations, and attended NCUA's budget briefing and board meeting.  

NCUA posted its proposed 2018-2019 budget Friday, and will accept comments and requests to present at the Oct. 18 budget briefing. CUNA is currently analyzing the materials, which include a proposed operating budget of $298.2 million for 2018.