The Defense Credit Union Council, DCUC, has engaged the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of General Counsel on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, calling for balanced, inclusive regulation that allows credit unions to participate in the evolving digital financial system safely. See DCUC’s official comments here. ​

Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) wrote to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte on the agency’s proposed Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, requesting a commitment to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens under its goal of supervising the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System. 

​WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) provided live testimony during the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) proposed budget hearing for 2026–2027. Present to testify on DCUC’s behalf was Jason Stverak, DCUC Chief Advocacy Officer.

​WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) President/CEO Anthony Hernandez sent a letter to leaders of the House Financial Services and House Armed Services Committees, urging support for two critical, bipartisan provisions included in the Senate-passed Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

​WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense Credit Union Council, DCUC, recently sent a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal urging support for S.110, the Veterans Member Business Loan Act. DCUC’s letter was submitted ahead of the Committee’s hearing, “A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans’ Success After Service.”

The Defense Credit Union Council, DCUC, sent a letter to Chairmen Scott and Hill and Ranking Members Warren and Waters urging congressional action to prevent lasting credit damage to servicemembers, Coast Guard personnel, and federal employees during government shutdowns. ​

​The Defense Credit Union Council applauds the Administration for securing the funds needed to ensure our active-duty military personnel will be paid this week. 

​The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) today commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for advancing proposed reforms under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), calling the action a “positive step forward” for defense credit unions and the millions of service members, veterans, and their families they serve.

​Shutdown politics have taken center stage in Washington. Closely following that will be the annual consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, which may include hot-button issues such as the Credit Card Competition Act. Against that backdrop, DCUC is closely monitoring other issues that may not be as headline-grabbing but are nonetheless important to defense credit unions.