CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan were named to The Hill’s list of top lobbyists for 2018. This is the fifth consecutive year Nussle has appeared on the list.

The FCC approved a Report and Order Wednesday to create a reassigned numbers database to combat unwanted robocalls. CUNA has strongly pushed for such a database as part of its ongoing advocacy to resolve issues related to the TCPA.

The NCUA board will hear recommendations from the agency’s Regulatory Reform Task Force at its Thursday meeting. Scheduled for 10 a.m. (ET), the meeting is the board’s final of 2018 and will be streamed live.

Application of the CECL standard to credit unions continues to be inappropriate, CUNA wrote Tuesday, citing the direct effect the standard will have on credit unions’ financial positions and concerns about the compliance burden.

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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection will issue a proposal to revise its current “No-Action” letter policy following CUNA efforts to have the bureau amend to provide clarity regarding enforcement and supervision expectations.

CUNA wrote to the Treasury Monday to call for parity for executive compensation at not-for-profit employers by grandfathering not-for-profit employer contracts in effect on or before Nov. 2, 2017, fixing a disparity in the TCJA.

CUNA will be engaged with several hearings in both chambers of Congress this week, including one on the impact of the CECL standard. The House and Senate are both in session this week.

CUNA asked NCUA to continue to review its rules governing CUSOs to achieve greater regulatory relief, and reiterated its stance that NCUA should not have examination and enforcement authority over third-party vendors, including CUSOs.

The FinCEN and its regulatory partners issued a joint statement last week to encourage credit unions and other financial institutions to take innovative approached to combat money laundering and other illicit financial threats.