Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Protect the credit union tax exemption; support a national data security standard for those who collect and store consumer information; support a uniform national consumer data privacy standard as opposed to a patchwork of standards stemming from different state data privacy laws; establish national standards for fintech; Support appropriately balancing the benefits and burdens associated with collecting and reporting HMDA data; Support reducing regulatory burdens by eliminating HMDA data points adopted pursuant to the Bureaus discretionary authority; Support the revision or elimination of several HMDA data points, including all free-form text boxes; Support enhancing the structure and operations of the CFPB; support the Committees ongoing work to promote diversity and inclusion in financial services; support housing finance reform of the GSEs because the current conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is unsustainable; Support permitting the GSEs to retain more capital to better protect taxpayers in the event of a severe economic downturn; support reducing the length of exams and minimizing manual review processes to alleviate operational disruption; support the CFPBs use of machine automated compliance checks; support distribution of excess the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund reserves; support return of the normal operating level to its historical level of 1.30 percent; support appropriate, tailored regulation for credit unions and relief from growing regulatory burdens; support a fair playing field; support government transparency and accountability; support a strong, independent NCUA as the primary regulator for credit unions; support H.R. 1661, legislation to provide the NCUA Board flexibility to increase loan maturities; support Legislation to allow all credit unions to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; support reducing regulatory burdens; supports legislative efforts to direct the FCC to combat illegal robocalls in the House-Senate agreement on S. 151, the TRACED Act; support efforts to distinguish between fraudulent/illegal robocalls and calls from legitimate businesses seeking to communicate with their members and customers; support a safe harbor that would allow credit unions to send text messages to their members to clarify in an opt-out confirmation message the scope of the recipients opt-out request without violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or related FCC rules; support H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act; support amending NCUAs Chartering Manual to modernize its regulations so credit unions can continue to effectively serve their communities, especially underserved communities; support voluntary, market-based merger transactions that benefit the communities served by credit unions; support NCUA developing its own, tailored guidance to clearly communicate examiner expectations in advance of CECLs 2023 compliance date; support relieving credit unions from having to comply with the CECL standard; temporary relief from TDR; protect small enders from excessive guarantee fees; reduce burdens from TILA/RESPA and TRID; support use of modified DTI ratio for QM loans and general QM reforms; CFPB should raise the safe harbor threshold for remittance transfers; FHFA should continue to evaluate the consistency of the GSEs pooling requirements to ensure fungibility of the UMBS and support investor confidence; NCUA should set an appraisal threshold that provides parity with banks, offer additional commentary on what constitutes a complex transaction to provide credit unions with greater clarity, and establish a de minimis threshold for transactions that are partially insured or guaranteed; FCC should halt Service Providers aggressive call blocking efforts until the STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework is fully implemented and ensure there is complete transparency and mitigation of blocking for both callers and called parties; HR 3621, The Comprehensive CREDIT Act, needs reforms to prevent increased cost of credit and unreasonable burdens on community institutions; repeal the Durbin Amendment relating to debit interchange and do not extend interchange to credit; the NCUA Board should adopt a variable interest rate to allow for adequate risk-based pricing, expand lending to underserved, and provide mechanism for adjusting interest rate ceiling; examine questionable banker activities such as astroturfing and ask, what other anti-consumer efforts are bankers secretly funding; fair pricing in liquidation of taxi medallion loans; support equitable application of employee remuneration for not-for-profits; exempt credit unions from CFPBs small business data collection rules; support HR 5931, the Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020; support S. 3323, the Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020; support increased funding for CDFI programs and CDRLF; eliminate Regulation Ds transaction limit for savings accounts; oppose using g-fees as a source of funding offset; support 5-person leadership commission for the CFPB; provide association relief in COVID-19 relief packages; FCC should exempt credit unions from, payment of fees for use of reassigned numbers database; NCUA and CFPB should allow broad compliance relief and not take supervisory action for at least 60 days due to COVID-19; FHFA should maintain the current LTV policy allowing GSEs to adjust LTV ratios as necessary, the FHFA should impose LLPAs on those communities that allow PACE financing, and support the FHFAs efforts to provide additional disclosures to consumers if the benefits outweigh the burdens, as well as the creation of a state-run registry of PACE lien information; support non-regulatory approaches for encouraging the use and acceptance of AI technologies and eliminate rules that impair AI related innovation; support mitigating concerns related to PACE loans and FHFA should work with state and local leaders to communicate the risks of PACE programs, require licensing of PACE administrators and contractors, and establish clear regulations pertaining to the subordination of PACE liens to mortgages; relief from MBL cap; capital relief including RBC revisions and leverage ratio adjustments; extend examination cycles, mandatory compliance deadlines, allow virtual board meetings; congress should give credit unions parity in COVID-19 relief; modernize CLF; include credit unions and increase funding for PPP; provide temporary capital flexibility; modernize E-sign Act; enhance SBA 7(a) loan program by waiving fees for small business borrowers and lenders, increase federal guaranty, increase deferment flexibility, increase maximum loan size, increase general 7(a) and secondary market authorization caps, waive real estate appraisal requirement, and suspend income tax verifications requirements; NCUA should provide flexibility in capital restoration and other PCA requirements; expedite subordinated debt proposal; relax rules on stress testing and capital planning; do not subject combination transactions to overly prescriptive regulatory requirements.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), White House Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Protect the credit union tax exemption; support a national data security standard for those who collect and store consumer information; support a uniform national consumer data privacy standard as opposed to a patchwork of standards stemming from different state data privacy laws; establish national standards for fintech; Support appropriately balancing the benefits and burdens associated with collecting and reporting HMDA data; Support reducing regulatory burdens by eliminating HMDA data points adopted pursuant to the Bureaus discretionary authority; Support the revision or elimination of several HMDA data points, including all free-form text boxes; Support enhancing the structure and operations of the CFPB; support the Committees ongoing work to promote diversity and inclusion in financial services; support housing finance reform of the GSEs because the current conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is unsustainable; Support permitting the GSEs to retain more capital to better protect taxpayers in the event of a severe economic downturn; support reducing the length of exams and minimizing manual review processes to alleviate operational disruption; support the CFPBs use of machine automated compliance checks; support distribution of excess the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund reserves; support return of the normal operating level to its historical level of 1.30 percent; support appropriate, tailored regulation for credit unions and relief from growing regulatory burdens; support a fair playing field; support government transparency and accountability; support a strong, independent NCUA as the primary regulator for credit unions; support H.R. 1661, legislation to provide the NCUA Board flexibility to increase loan maturities; support Legislation to allow all credit unions to add underserved areas to their fields of membership; support reducing regulatory burdens; supports legislative efforts to direct the FCC to combat illegal robocalls in the House-Senate agreement on S. 151, the TRACED Act; support efforts to distinguish between fraudulent/illegal robocalls and calls from legitimate businesses seeking to communicate with their members and customers; support a safe harbor that would allow credit unions to send text messages to their members to clarify in an opt-out confirmation message the scope of the recipients opt-out request without violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or related FCC rules; support H.R. 2305, Veterans Members Business Loan Act; support amending NCUAs Chartering Manual to modernize its regulations so credit unions can continue to effectively serve their communities, especially underserved communities; support voluntary, market-based merger transactions that benefit the communities served by credit unions; support NCUA developing its own, tailored guidance to clearly communicate examiner expectations in advance of CECLs 2023 compliance date; support relieving credit unions from having to comply with the CECL standard; temporary relief from TDR; protect small enders from excessive guarantee fees; reduce burdens from TILA/RESPA and TRID; support use of modified DTI ratio for QM loans and general QM reforms; CFPB should raise the safe harbor threshold for remittance transfers; FHFA should continue to evaluate the consistency of the GSEs pooling requirements to ensure fungibility of the UMBS and support investor confidence; NCUA should set an appraisal threshold that provides parity with banks, offer additional commentary on what constitutes a complex transaction to provide credit unions with greater clarity, and establish a de minimis threshold for transactions that are partially insured or guaranteed; FCC should halt Service Providers aggressive call blocking efforts until the STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework is fully implemented and ensure there is complete transparency and mitigation of blocking for both callers and called parties; HR 3621, The Comprehensive CREDIT Act, needs reforms to prevent increased cost of credit and unreasonable burdens on community institutions; repeal the Durbin Amendment relating to debit interchange and do not extend interchange to credit; the NCUA Board should adopt a variable interest rate to allow for adequate risk-based pricing, expand lending to underserved, and provide mechanism for adjusting interest rate ceiling; examine questionable banker activities such as astroturfing and ask, what other anti-consumer efforts are bankers secretly funding; fair pricing in liquidation of taxi medallion loans; support equitable application of employee remuneration for not-for-profits; exempt credit unions from CFPBs small business data collection rules; support HR 5931, the Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020; support S. 3323, the Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020; support increased funding for CDFI programs and CDRLF; eliminate Regulation Ds transaction limit for savings accounts; oppose using g-fees as a source of funding offset; support 5-person leadership commission for the CFPB; provide association relief in COVID-19 relief packages; FCC should exempt credit unions from, payment of fees for use of reassigned numbers database; NCUA and CFPB should allow broad compliance relief and not take supervisory action for at least 60 days due to COVID-19; FHFA should maintain the current LTV policy allowing GSEs to adjust LTV ratios as necessary, the FHFA should impose LLPAs on those communities that allow PACE financing, and support the FHFAs efforts to provide additional disclosures to consumers if the benefits outweigh the burdens, as well as the creation of a state-run registry of PACE lien information; support non-regulatory approaches for encouraging the use and acceptance of AI technologies and eliminate rules that impair AI related innovation; support mitigating concerns related to PACE loans and FHFA should work with state and local leaders to communicate the risks of PACE programs, require licensing of PACE administrators and contractors, and establish clear regulations pertaining to the subordination of PACE liens to mortgages; relief from MBL cap; capital relief including RBC revisions and leverage ratio adjustments; extend examination cycles, mandatory compliance deadlines, allow virtual board meetings; congress should give credit unions parity in COVID-19 relief; modernize CLF; include credit unions and increase funding for PPP; provide temporary capital flexibility; modernize E-sign Act; enhance SBA 7(a) loan program by waiving fees for small business borrowers and lenders, increase federal guaranty, increase deferment flexibility, increase maximum loan size, increase general 7(a) and secondary market authorization caps, waive real estate appraisal requirement, and suspend income tax verifications requirements; NCUA should provide flexibility in capital restoration and other PCA requirements; expedite subordinated debt proposal; relax rules on stress testing and capital planning; do not subject combination transactions to overly prescriptive regulatory requirements.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), White House Office, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Protect the credit union tax exemption.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve System, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address: https://www.nafcu.org/boardofdirectors

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes