 Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! Given the recent news of changes at the NCUA, and ongoing concerns on other industry issues including the credit union tax status and interchange proposals/CCCA, DCUC has pressed the importance of collaborative advocacy on all fronts.
Stay up to speed as we push forward! Follow along with our weekly announcements here.  Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) had an exceptionally productive and impactful first quarter of 2025. Through relentless advocacy and strategic partnerships, DCUC championed legislative and regulatory changes that benefit credit unions and the military community. The following summary showcases Q1 advocacy activities – and wins – that underscore DCUC’s positive momentum, leadership, and commitment to our mission.
 DCUC’s recent growth and success is built on several of the great organizational paradoxes captured in our strategic design. In fact, this design is fundamental for planning and execution our strategy. Understanding each paradox is important as the credit union industry landscape keeps changing due to mergers, political factors, and recent leadership changes.
 Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! Although Congress was in recess, DCUC still tackled several key issues impacting credit unions and their members at both the state and national levels, including changes at the NCUA, CFPB, and ongoing tax and interchange considerations.
Stay up to speed as we push forward! Follow along with our weekly announcements here.  Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! DCUC continued pushing forward this week, engaging with the Treasury Department, commending congressional repeal of harmful overregulation, and championing America's defense credit unions' interests amidst ongoing legislative discussions and priorities.
Stay up to speed as we push forward! Follow along with our weekly announcements here.  Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! This week, DCUC wrote to congressional leaders and pushed for defense credit unions' impact within America's communities to be at the center of discussions surrounding legislative reforms and new initiatives.
Stay up to speed as we push forward! Follow along with our weekly announcements here.  Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! This week, DCUC continued championing the voice of defense credit unions. We've engaged with congressional leaders on legislative reforms and fostered important discussions on issues that directly impact our members and the communities they serve! We're pressed the importance of preserving the credit union tax status while also calling for clarity on CDFI programs, and the need to reform redundant and harmful overregulation.
Stay up to speed as we push forward! Follow along with our weekly announcements here.  Your weekly advocacy update: Stay informed, take action, and champion the voice of America’s defense credit unions! This week, DCUC pressed into its mission, championing the voice of defense credit unions to both the Treasury Department and Congress, successfully responding to the March 14 Executive Order scaling back the CDFI Program.
 DCUC Urges Credit Union Vigilance Last month I looked at the Trump Administration’s changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). That controversial agency was expected to be in the middle of the maelstrom that has hit Washington in the first months of Donald Trump’s second term; what may not have been expected is the even broader alterations to the financial regulatory landscape—including NCUA—being contemplated by the President and the Republican Congress.
 A Legacy of Safeguarding Credit Unions
The stability of modern credit unions stems from dedicated oversight. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), established in 1970, charters and supervises federal credit unions while managing the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. Before this, credit unions lacked federal insurance, exposing members to risks. |
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