CUNA compliance staff often hears from experienced compliance officers wanting to know more about the various sections of Regulation Z, so it will be hosting a series of webinars in may and June.

Achieving regulatory relief for credit unions requires alliances and teamwork, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote Friday. Nussle noted that the bipartisan bill awaiting House consideration is supported by such an alliance.

The CFPB's latest RFI seeks feedback on its handling of consumer complaints and inquiries. This is the 12th RFI announced as part of a call to ensure the bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions.

Credit union priorities were discussed during CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s second day of testimony before Congress Thursday, this time before the Senate Banking Committee. Mulvaney appeared before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday.

Credit unions were well represented at this year’s Financial Literacy Hill Day Thursday, as CUNA and the National Credit Union Foundation manned a booth at the Hart Senate Office Building during the day’s event.

Credit unions’ member-centric focus means that they approach regulation differently than other market participants, CUNA wrote to the Senate Banking Committee for the record of its Thursday hearing with CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney.

Credit union issues were addressed by House Financial Services Committee members and CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney during his testimony Wednesday, including several statements that are consistent with CUNA’s vision for the CFPB.

While CUNA and credit unions are suppor of NCUA’s vision for future examination and supervision, small credit unions often face heavier burdens, CUNA’s Small Credit Union Committee wrote to the NCUA board Wednesday.

CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle offered well-wishes and congratulations to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) upon reports today that he will not seek reelection in 2018.

Regulatory burdens are impeded consumer access to credit, CUNA's Mike Schenk told the Washington Examiner this week, when discussing the bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act as it awaits House consideration.