The Senate passed a bill Thursday afternoon and President Donald Trump signed it Thursday evening, avoiding a government shutdown and extending federal government funding and the National Flood Insurance Program through Dec. 20.

CUNA would prefer that Congress move beyond the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and develop a uniform privacy and data security law that regulates data and privacy protections based on the type of data instead of the current sector-specific approach

CUNA filed an amcicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court this week saying the TPCA as currently implemented harms credit unions member by hindering the flow of important information and forces them to bear the costs of TCPA lawsuits.

The NCUA board issued a proposed rule to raise the threshold for which an appraisal is required for a residential real estate transaction to $400,000 at its Thursday meeting. CUNA specifically requested such a rulemaking in and Oct. 3 letter to the agency.

NCUA’s Minority Depository Institution Preservation Program is well-placed to support MDI credit unions’ resiliency and bolster the chances minority and underserved communities have access to financial opportunities, CUNA wrote Wednesday.