Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc. GAC Member Issues Briefing

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1 Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc. GAC Member Issues Briefing

2 Agenda Association Welcome and Opening Remarks Bernie Winne, Interim CEO Federal Issues Briefing Presenter: Ryan Donovan, Chief Advocacy Officer, CUNA Member State Briefing Key issues and state lawmaker scorecards Local Update Association Staff Hill Visit Schedule Lawmaker Packets GAC Sweepstakes Open Forum/Closing Remarks 2

3 Advocacy Briefing Books 3

4 Key Credit Union Issues Housing Finance Reform Data Security/Privacy Cannabis Banking CRA NCUA Loan Maturities Tax 4

5 Over 5,000 GAC attendees across the world Nearly 150 CCUA members are in Washington, including: CCUA Leadership CCUA Board of Directors: Bernie Winne, Boston Firefighters Credit Union, Massachusetts Brian Hughes, Holy Rosary Credit Union, New Hampshire Chaz Rzewnicki, Dover Federal Credit Union, Delaware David Suvall, Rhode Island Credit Union, Rhode Island Eileen Danahey, St. Anne s Credit Union of Fall River, Mass., Massachusetts Ellen Ford, People s Credit Union, Rhode Island Jerry King, DEXSTA Federal Credit Union, Delaware John O Brien, Leominster Credit Union, Massachusetts Ron Covey, St. Mary s Bank, New Hampshire Special Guests: Gary Furtado, Navigant Credit Union, CUNA Board Member Joe Cugini, Westerly Community Credit Union, CUNA Former Chairman Opening General Session Keynote Speaker: Senator John Kerry, former Secretary of State ( ) and Massachusetts U.S. Senator ( )

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7 Member State Briefing: Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island 7

8 Advocacy Priorities Reduce regulatory burden Increase powers Preserve tax exemption 8

9 Lawmaker Scorecard Delaware 9

10 Lawmaker Scorecard Massachusetts 10

11 Lawmaker Scorecard New Hampshire 11

12 Lawmaker Scorecard Rhode Island 12

13 State Economic Profiles # Credit Unions Delaware 17 Massachusetts 161 New Hampshire 16 Rhode Island 20 Full-Time Employees 549 6,413 1,682 1,009 Capital 10.28% 10.54% 9.96% 9.89% Delinquency Ratio 1.06% 0.58% 0.26% 0.34% Reg Burden Cost $98 $147 $131 $153 $119 $307 $153 $171 Member Benefits 13

14 -New Day 116 th Congress House Republicans: 199 (236) Democrats: 235 (197) Senate Republicans: 53 (51) Democrats: 47 (49) -New Delegation Members Climate in Congress 101 new members in the House; 10 new members in the Senate MA: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Dorchester (Capuano) and Lori Trahan, Westford (Tsongas) NH: Congressman Chris Pappas, Manchester (Shea Porter) All member state delegations are comprised of Democrats. 14

15 Climate in Congress -Recent Congressional Activity on Banking Issues: Senate Banking Committee Approved: NCUA Nominations: Harper and Hood approved by voice vote Mark Calabria as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency approved by vote House Financial Services Committee s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions public hearing on cannabis banking House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing: Diversity Trends in the Financial Services Industry Focused on the process and need to increase the hiring of women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals and veterans. 15

16 Climate in Congress -Recent Congressional Activity on Banking Issues, cont.: Minimum Wage Bill Passed House Committee Stage - The Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582) will raise federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour; advanced through House Committee on Education and Labor by a party line vote of 28 to 20. Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) voted to support the measure CFPB Director Testified Before House Finance - CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger delivered her first testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services. Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA): a top priority is to closely monitor the CFPB and the changes that have been made by the Trump administration. Reintroduced her legislation, H.R. 1500, to reverse the changes to the CFPB made to under the Trump administration 29 co-sponsors, including: Congressman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) 16

17 Climate in Congress -Upcoming Congressional Activity on Banking Issues: House Financial Services Subcommittee to hold BSA/Anti-Money Laundering hearing: Promoting Corporate Transparency: Examining Legislative Proposals to Detect and Deter Financial Crime on Wednesday, March 13 H.R. 389, Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act introduced Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) -creates a rewards program to encourage individuals to notify the government of assets in U.S. financial institutions that are linked to foreign corruption. H.R., Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 [DRAFT] -require corporations and LLCs to disclose their "beneficial owners" to FinCEN. The FinCEN database would be available to law enforcement agencies and to banks to help police their customers. H.R., To make reforms to the Federal Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws, and for other purposes [DRAFT] -imposes new rules on art dealers and real estate transactions, strengthens whistleblower protections and increases monetary damages for repeat Bank Secrecy Act violations Last session, Senator Warren released BSA proposal 17

18 NCUA Board Nominees Todd Harper Rodney Hood 18

19 NCUA Board Nominees Todd Harper Former NCUA Director of Public and Congressional Affairs Chief Policy Advisor to NCUA Chairman Congressional Aide to Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) Would fill former Chairman Debbie Matz s seat which became vacant in 2016 Term expires in 2021 Rodney Hood Former NCUA Vice Chairman JP Morgan Chase Housing/Economic Development role focused on underserved areas Would fill Board Member Metsger s seat which expired August 2017 Term expires in

20 NCUA Board Nominees Key Issues Previewed During Confirmation Hearings: Risk-based capital rule Effective Jan. 1 (one year delay) Open question on further regulatory or legislative changes. Alternative/Secondary Capital Well capitalized credit unions need tool for balance sheet management. Plan must: preserve cooperative structure/safety and soundness, easily administered and understood by credit unions, consumers and examiners. Pilot program. Appraisals Proposed threshold for credit unions is twice the level of banks. $1 million credit union threshold 20

21 NCUA Board Nominees Key Issues Previewed During Confirmation Hearings, cont.: Field-of-Membership Expansion Pending court case struck down part of rule. Appeal hearing not scheduled until later this spring. Underserved Areas. Cybersecurity Not on my watch National security component Data security component/merchant data security standards Third Party Vendor Oversight Congressional action Financial Education Additional consumer-facing financial literacy initiatives 21

22 NCUA Regulatory Roundtables April 16, 2019 Delaware DEXSTA Federal Credit Union May 16, 2019 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island Westin Waltham 22

23 2019 Key Credit Union Issues 23

24 Alert: New Legislation 24

25 Alert: New Legislation, cont. Purpose: To provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit union loan maturities, and for other purposes. Bill language: Section 107(5) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 5 U.S.C. 1757(5)) is amended by inserting after shall not exceed 15 years, the following: or any longer maturity as the Board may allow, in regulations,. NCUA Rulemaking on Loans to Members and Lines of Credit Final Rule expected Thursday, March 14 25

26 Issue: Housing Finance Reform Housing Finance Reform Working Group Member Survey Guiding Principles Vibrant and Liquid Secondary Market Durability Servicing Rights Education Skin-in-the-Game Affordable Housing Strong Oversight and Supervision New England Real Estate and Reasonably Fiduciary Standards Priced Products Neutral Third Party Reasonable and Orderly Transition Top Goal: Preservation of the 30-year fixed rate mortgage 26

27 Issue: Data Security/Privacy No Data Security without Data Privacy Objective: The Association is in favor of strong national data security and consumer notification standards with effective enforcement provisions. Any new data protection law should address both privacy and data security. This legislation should be applicable to any party who collects, uses, shares, or has access to important consumer financial information. Working Group and Member Survey Issue now includes Data Privacy 27

28 Issue: Data Security/Privacy No Data Security without Data Privacy No single proposal at present; bipartisan support exists for movement Democratic perspective: consumer protection; national security implications and economic concerns Republican perspective: international standards and preemption Possible plan for advancement: House Energy and Commerce Committee lead on privacy issues House Financial Services Committee lead on data security issues Both will be combined either in Rules Committee or on the floor Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman, Rules Committee 28

29 Issue: Community Reinvestment Act -Last Congressional Session: In 115 th Congress, CRA included within Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren s housing bill, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act -Current Congressional Session CCUA Eliminated: CRA application to all state and federally-chartered credit unions -New Draft Today Revised focus: addition of low income/underserved areas to fields-of-membership Continuing efforts: Emphasis on HMDA data and percentage of loans sold into the secondary market 29

30 Issue: Cannabis Banking Two different bills introduced: SAFE Banking Act and the STATES Act (Warren) Goal: Business Flexibility Problem: Marijuana is illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act; credit unions are prohibited from knowingly providing services to illegal enterprises. No position taken on legalization of marijuana 46 states have laws permitting or decriminalizing marijuana or marijuana-based products. Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and a number of tribes have similar laws Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island allow medical use Massachusetts allows recreational and medical use 30

31 Issue: Cannabis Banking SAFE Act - H.R Co-Sponsors: 108 total, including: Cong. Katherine Clark (D-MA), Cong. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Cong. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Cong. David Cicilline (D-RI) Prohibits liability for financial services offered to legitimate cannabis-related businesses. 31

32 Issue: Cannabis Banking STATES Act Introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in the 115 th Congress; reintroduction expected Purpose: Ensures that each State has the right to determine for itself the best approach to marijuana within its borders. The bill also extends these protections to Washington D.C, U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribes, and contains common-sense guardrails to ensure that states, territories, and tribes regulating marijuana do so in a manner that is safe and respectful of the impacts on their neighbors. Creates an exception for persons involved in a variety of capacities relating to marijuana as long as they were acting in compliance with state law. Holistic approach: extends protections to a variety of banking activities beyond simply the credit union s role as a depository. 32

33 Issue: Tax Congressman Richie Neal (D-MA) Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee Credit union tax exemption was maintained in recent tax reform debate and passage of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act The final tax bill will require technical corrections, which will re-open the tax discussion Position: Credit unions thank Congress for preserving the credit union tax status. As Congress considers corrections to recent tax reform, credit unions urge Congress to maintain the credit union tax status: Credit unions are exempt from federal income tax because of their structure as not-for-profit financial cooperatives and their mission to promote thrift and provide access to credit for provident purposes. 33

34 Issue: Tax New: ICBA released Community Focus 2020 Re-examine credit union tax exemption NCUA cheerleader Promote level playing field: FOM, supplemental capital, member business loans, CRA, increased compensation disclosure, easier charter conversions Consensus issues with credit unions: Data security Merchant accountability Cannabis 34

35 Local Update: Hill Visits Tuesday Tuesday, March 12: New Hampshire Congressional Breakfast-U.S. Capitol-Room S115 LOCATION CHANGE: Enter the Capitol through the north screening facility, proceeding up the ramp to the north door. Upon entering the building, continue about 75 feet. The Senate Appointments Desk will be on the left before the gift shop. Obtain passes from the Appointments Desk to continue through the Capitol. Turn left by the Appointments Desk. S- 115 is located at the end of the hall, just past the elevators and metal detector, on the right. 7:45 am Security Clearance 8:00 am Program Rhode Island: Congressman Cicilline: 4:45 pm-2233 Rayburn Chief of Staff: Jacqueline Sanchez 35

36 Local Update: Hill Visits Wednesday Wednesday, March 13 Delaware: Congressional Lunch: 12:00 noon-385 Senate Russell Office Building Massachusetts: Senator Elizabeth Warren: TBA Senator Edward Markey: 4:30 pm-255 Senate Dirksen Office Building Congressman Neal: 10:00 am-2309 Rayburn Congressman Lynch: 1:00 pm-2109 Rayburn Congressman McGovern: 3:00 pm-408 Cannon Congressman Kennedy: 3:00 pm-304 Cannon Congressman Moulton: TBA Congresswoman Pressley: TBA Congresswoman Trahan: TBA Congressman Keating: TBA Congresswoman Clark: 2:30 pm-2448 Rayburn 36

37 Local Update: Hill Visits Wednesday, cont. Rhode Island Senator Reed: 1:30 pm-728 Hart Legislative Assistant: James Ahn Senator Whitehouse: 2:00 pm-530 Hart Legislative Assistant: David Caruolo Congressman Langevin: 11:30 am-2077 Rayburn Legislative Staff: Peter La Fountain New Hampshire Senator Shaheen: 8:00 am-506 Hart 37

38 Lawmaker Visit Updates Awaiting confirmation from the following offices: Senator Elizabeth Warren: TBA Congressman Moulton: TBA Congresswoman Pressley: TBA Congresswoman Trahan: TBA Congressman Keating: TBA REMINDER: PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE SIGNED IN ON THE SHEET PROVIDED AND PROVIDED YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT STAFF CAN TEXT YOU WITH ANY CHANGES TO THE HILL VISIT SCHEDULE 38

39 Lawmaker Packets Two meeting packets for each lawmaker Contents: Key Issues Chart State Statistics Housing Finance Reform Principles Data Privacy/Security Principles NCUA Loan Maturities 39

40 GAC Sweepstakes 40

41 Additional Issues Check the CCUA app and website for detailed information on other important issues such as: -Scheduling changes -Further background on issues -First-time attendee information 41

42 Advocacy Staff Resources Mary Ann Clancy Katherine Butler Carole Langiu SVP and General Counsel VP of Advocacy Dir., Communications & Governmental Affairs Additional Advocacy Resources website: CCUA Mobile App 42