NAFCU anticipates historic House vote on S. 2155 today

by NAFCU Newsroom

The House today is expected to vote on the NAFCU-backed Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155), which would provide much-needed regulatory relief to the financial services industry. This is an historic opportunity as it would be the most comprehensive regulatory relief package passed by Congress in more than a decade.

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger has held numerous meetings on Capitol Hill in the past week to gather support for the bill, and the association continues to contact House members – and encourages credit unions to do so as well – to urge their support ahead of today’s vote.

Berger also sent a letter last night to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and all members of the House thanking them for their efforts to provide credit unions with regulatory relief and highlighting key provisions within S. 2155 that are important to credit unions.

 

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