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Highlights Experience to Guide Credit Union System Forward WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) reaffirmed its support for the nomination of John Crews to serve on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board, encouraging the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee to advance his nomination following its July 23 executive session.
2025 Army Distinguished Credit Union of the Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) is honored to announce that Andrews Federal Credit Union (USAG Wiesbaden) has been selected by the Department of the Army as the 2025 Army Distinguished Credit Union of the Year. Submissions were received and carefully reviewed by the United States Army Financial Management Command, Department of the U.S. Army, for consideration.
DCUC Advocates for Balanced Consumer Protection and Regulatory Certainty Ahead of CFPB Hearing7/21/2026
WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) has submitted a letter to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ahead of the Committee’s July 23 confirmation hearing for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director nominee Brian Johnson. In the letter, DCUC encourages a balanced approach to consumer protection that promotes accountability, regulatory certainty, and appropriately tailored oversight for member-owned credit unions.
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) is pleased to announce that Calhoun Liberty Credit Union, headquartered in Blountstown, Florida, has joined DCUC as its newest member.
DCUC Supports Main Street Capital Access Act, Encourages Follow-Up Credit Union Legislative Package7/20/2026
Council praises meaningful regulatory reforms and offers to partner with Congress on the next phase of legislation for credit unions. WASHINGTON, DC - The Defense Credit Union Council today announced its support for H.R. 6955, the Main Street Capital Access Act, and urged Congress to pass the legislation. In a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Ranking Member Maxine Waters, DCUC also encouraged the Committee to build on the bill’s progress with a future legislative package focused on the distinct needs of credit unions. Chairman Hill and Ranking Member Waters currently lead the House Financial Services Committee.
Comments to House Subcommittee call for smarter regulation, stronger public-private partnerships, and enhanced tools to combat evolving fraud threats targeting servicemembers and veterans. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) submitted official comments, on behalf of credit unions serving military and veteran members, to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions ahead of its July 21 hearing, "Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) submitted official comments to the House Appropriations Committee ahead of its hearing, "Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform," urging Congress to enact bipartisan reforms that protect servicemembers, Coast Guard personnel, veterans, federal employees, and military families from the financial consequences of future government shutdowns.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) submitted official comments to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance ahead of its hearing, "Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.” DCUC specifically urged Congress to strengthen the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System as a critical source of liquidity, housing finance, and financial stability for credit unions and the military communities they serve.
Bipartisan legislation would clarify DIDMCA’s state opt-out provision, preserve charter parity and prevent a fragmented state-by-state lending system. WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) today joined 10 national financial services trade associations in urging congressional leaders to support the bipartisan American Lending Fairness Act of 2026, introduced as S. 3889 by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and H.R. 7866 by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio).
Letter calls for explicit NCUA authority, CUSO inclusion, workable custody standards, proportional compliance, and equal access to digital-payment infrastructure. WASHINGTON, DC– The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) today sent a letter to Chairman Bryan Steil and Ranking Member Stephen F. Lynch of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. The letter was submitted ahead of the Subcommittee’s July 17 field hearing in New York, “Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation,” and requests inclusion in the hearing record.
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