The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) pressed forward in its advocacy this week with proactive engagement on additional legislative priorities directly impacting military families and the credit unions that serve them.

​In recent correspondence with lawmakers, DCUC highlighted three key initiatives: modernizing outdated federal credit union loan maturity limits, reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and ensuring regulatory accountability at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). ​

​WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) is proud to announce the selection of three distinguished leaders to be inducted into the DCUC Hall of Honor: Colonel Gerald Polyascko (Ret.), Director & Committee Chair, Board of Directors, Frontwave Credit Union; Raymond White Jr., Chairman of the Board, FreeStar Financial Credit Union; and Gerald Brown, Director Emeritus, Andrews Federal Credit Union. Each honoree has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the defense credit union movement and the military communities they serve.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) proudly announces Travis Credit Union, Travis Air Force Base (AFB), and Otero Federal Credit Union, Holloman AFB, have been selected by the Department of the Air Force as the 2024 Air Force Distinguished Credit Union of the Year. All submissions from banks and credit unions were received and carefully reviewed by the United States Air Force Financial Management and Comptroller Command, Department of the U.S. Air Force, for consideration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Credit Union Council, (DCUC), provided its comments to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ahead of the Committee’s hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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In its letter, DCUC outlines key policy concerns and recommendations aimed at protecting the financial well-being the 40 million+ credit union members – including servicemembers, veterans, and their families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – ​The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) proudly welcomes Unitus Community Credit Union as its newest affiliate member.

​WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Anthony Hernandez, President and CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC), addressed the National Association of Credit Union Supervisory & Auditing Committees (NACUSAC) during their conference in Charleston, South Carolina.

A quick mid-week update from the Defense Credit Union Council; a truly significant week for credit unions — and for the millions of Americans who rely on our institutions, especially servicemembers, veterans, and small businesses.

Since Monday, we've seen a series of key victories that we believe reinforce the strength and unity of the credit union movement, protect the communities we serve, and signal just how impactful bipartisan cooperation can be on Capitol Hill.