This year has been a “wildly successful year in credit union advocacy,” CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan said, and during the August recess credit unions have a great opportunity for additional efforts.

News Now, Policy and President Donald Trump signed the NDAA for FY19 Monday at Fort Drum, enacting the legislation without a provision CUNA fought to remove that could have negatively impacted military credit unions.

NCUA’s latest letter to credit unions (18-CU-01) provides an update on five board-approved Examination Modernization Initiatives designed to improve and modernize how the agency conducts examination and supervision.

The BCFP Friday issued a final rule amending Regulation P, providing regulatory relief by exempting credit unions that meet specific criteria from the requirement to send annual privacy notices to members.

NCUA’s risk-based capital proposed rule has been published, with comments due Sept. 7. CUNA called the proposal a step in the right direction, but still questions the need for such a rule.

CUNA will conduct two training programs for young credit union professionals in September. Registration is open now for the all-day programs, scheduled for Sept. 10 and Sept. 24 at Credit Union House.

CUNA and the Illinois Credit Union League saw a victory late Tuesday with the dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit against Aurora (Ill.) Policemen CU. CUNA and the league filed an amicus brief.

Credit union supported candidates saw victories in Tuesday’s primaries, including in Kansas and Michigan, and a likely victory in Ohio’s special election. Candidates are supported by CULAC and state leagues.

Collaborations help small credit unions not only survive, but thrive, the chair of CUNA’s Small Credit Union Committee wrote Wednesday in Credit Union Times. Gary Parker also wrote about the power of small credit union collaboration.

The SBA’s Office of Advocacy wrote to the FCC sharing credit union concerns with the TCPA. Members of CUNA’s Small Credit Union Committee asked the SBA to contact the FCC, and credit unions were cited in the letter.