Legislative & Regulatory Update

​Congress is on recess, but the fight to protect credit unions is on. Use ACU's new toolkit, share your story, and join us at Stack the PAC on May 12.

By John Alexander, DakCU Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs

DTMCU Update: Congressional Recess, Critical Window for Action
Congress is on recess this week but that doesn’t mean our work pauses. Lawmakers will begin drafting the new tax bill the moment they return to Washington. We must act now to prevent any consideration of altering credit unions’ tax-exempt status in the bill. This is our critical window to launch a full grassroots push.

New Social Media Toolkit – Don’t Tax My Credit Union
America’s Credit Unions rolled out a brand-new social media toolkit on the DTMCU website to help credit unions and members easily share their stories. The toolkit includes step-by-step video instructions, suggested prompts, and best practices for recording. It’s designed to highlight the real, human impact of credit unions—straight from members’ mouths. You can find it here. 

Op-ed and LTE Campaign
Alongside our digital push, we’re ramping up traditional media outreach. We’re encouraging submissions of op-eds and letters to the editor (LTEs) supporting DTMCU. Templates and guidance are available via the Member Activation Program section of the DTMCU site. A recent strong example: an op-ed in the Washington Examiner from Leigh Brady (State Employees’ CU, NC) and Deborah Fears (Chicago Post Office ECU, IL) countering misinformation and defending the mission and structure of credit unions.

Bank Sales to Credit Unions – Updated Research Now Available
New resources are now posted to address common banker claims and misinformation surrounding credit union purchases of banks. These updated facts will be helpful as this issue increasingly appears in legislative meetings.

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