ABA GR Events

• Annual Washington Visit, September 30 - October 2
• ELS Day at the Capitol, each fall before regular state legislative session
• ELS Day with the Regulator, each fall before state legislative fiscal session
• Coffee and Committee, two to four mornings during regular legislative session
• Group meetings, Spring

AmBA GR Dates

• Annual Washington Visit, March 23-25, 2020
  Click here to get a rundown of our April 2019 visit.
• Grassroots Summit, October

Federal Financial Analytics Independent Study on Credit Unions

A recent report found that credit unions are falling short of their mission to serve households of “small means.” In fact, according to the research by respected analyst Karen Shaw Petrou, credit union members are disproportionately from middle- and upper-income households, and credit unions’ lack of “mission compliance” deepens U.S. economic inequality.

Policymakers are being strongly encouraged to read this report so they can judge for themselves if today’s credit union industry is meeting the mission Congress intended, and whether the NCUA is providing the regulatory oversight consumers deserve. Read the Federal Financial Analytics news release.

Links of Interest

• Arkansas General Assembly
• Arkansas State Bank Department
• The United States House of Representatives
• The House Financial Services Committee
• The United States Senate
• The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Farm Credit Administration
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Federal Trade Commission
• Office of Comptroller of Currency
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Electronic Payments Coalition
• National Credit Union Administration