CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC)
CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC), the credit union industry’s premier advocacy event returns to Washington, D.C., February 27 to March 3, 2022. Each year thousands of leaders from across the country come together to rally around a united cause — to tell legislators how their policies affect credit unions and their more than 120 […]
Tell Congress NO New IRS Reporting Requirement
In an effort aimed at increasing tax-payer compliance or closing the “tax gap”, the Biden Administration has proposed that financial institutions be required to report additional account holder information in an enhanced annual I.R.S. form 1099-INT. The proposal would require credit unions and other financial institutions to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) how […]
Advocacy News: August 2021
Just because the Tennessee General Assembly is out of session doesn’t mean your league’s advocacy team took the summer off. We’ve been hard at work keeping in touch with legislators during their off-season, continually talking about issues that affect credit unions. This, of course, includes conversations on the proposed interchange legislation that we oppose. A […]
TCUL Advocacy Update – July 2021
First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Summer Advocacy Forum last week in Nashville. It was an incredible meeting, and we were so grateful to be able to gather in person once again with one another. Deb Sofield delivered a wonderful keynote on how to talk to your legislators – skills that […]
Are You a Credit Union Advocate? Join Us for Summer LegReg and DC Hike the Hill!
There are a few wonderful upcoming opportunities to be a credit union advocate! Join us to complete the “Be Active” star of the TriStar Advocacy Program! There’s Still Space for Summer LegReg! The Advocacy Forum features an outstanding list of speakers and you won’t want to miss this special summer event. Commissioner Greg Gonzales will […]
TCUL Advocacy Update – May 13, 2021
The first session of the 112th General Assembly of Tennessee concluded last week, bringing to a close a final flurry of activity from the state’s lawmakers. On the credit union front, the bill to increase the Homestead Exemption passed both chambers unanimously and, last week, was signed into law by Governor Lee. This brought our […]
TriStar Advocacy Update – April 8, 2021
Nashville After months of hustle and bustle in the state legislature, credit union business is beginning to head for a conclusion. The much discussed interchange legislation, thanks to so many of you, was defeated for this year in both committees of record. While it will certainly be back, its defeat allows us to focus our […]
TriStar Advocacy Report
Homestead Exemption Bill Hits a Snag We have a couple of big updates on the state-level advocacy front to report. First, our bill to increase the Homestead Exemption hit a massive snag as Legal Services filed it with the wrong caption. This essentially renders the bill inoperable because the bill would change sections of the […]
TriStar Advocacy Update – Early February, 2021
Things are starting to ramp up in Nashville at the General Assembly this month. Last Monday night, Governor Bill Lee gave his State of the State address to the legislative bodies, kicking off the main course of the legislative session. Of note in the speech was a proposal to spend $200 million on bringing broadband […]
Tri Star Advocacy Update – Late January 2021
This week at the Capitol is a relatively quiet one, with the legislature in a two week period of organizational recess in between the convening of the 112th General Assembly and the start of regular session. But the body did meet last week for a special session on education, called by Governor Bill Lee. In […]