The use of 360-degree advocacy is helping CUNA discover and act on solutions credit unions have sought for decades, said CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan Monday during an advocacy update at the CUNA GAC.

Longer maturity limits for federal credit union loans would allow credit unions to better service members, CUNA wrote in support of a bill that would allow NCUA flexibility to increase loan maturity limits for federal credit unions.

National Federation of the Blind President Mark Riccobono said Monday at CUNA GAC that he hoped the NFB, CUNA and credit unions could work together to benefit their members, looked forward to seeing what the two organizations can do.

As more than 5,000 credit union leaders from around the country attend this year’s CUNA GAC, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle has some tips on how those leaders can be credit union advocates in CU Insight Monday.

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence will address the more than 5,000 credit union leaders Tuesday at CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference. CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle made the announcement during his general session address Monday.

This year’s record-breaking CUNA GAC kicked off Sunday, and the the first full day of sessions Monday feature CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle's speech, a keynote address from former Secretary of State John Kerry and much more.

CUNA is engaged with Congressional during GAC, including CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee and the partial release of the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget outline.

The absence of access to financial services for legal cannabis-based businesses is a significant public safety issue, CUNA wrote to sponsors of the SAFE Banking Act, which would offer protections to financial institutions to offer services to cannabis-based businesses.

This year’s CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference will see more than 5,000 credit unions coming to the nation’s capital for another record-breaking year at the credit union industry’s largest event. Click for the latest on what's happening throughout GAC.

For those unable to attend this year’s CUNA GAC, it’s possible to follow along the conference. CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle’s keynote address will be streamed live online, and attendees will be on social media using the #CUNAGAC hashtag.