Author: Ben Shuey
Update: President Signed After House Passes H.R. 266 for Funding the PPP
Update 4/24: This morning the President has signed the bill into law. We now await an update from the SBA […]
Senate Passes Additional Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program
Moments ago the United States Senate passed a bill to increase funding for the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program set up […]
Chairman Crapo (R – ID) Sends Letter Including Many Credit Union Priorities to Treasury and the Federal Reserve
Credit union leaders from across the region gathered on a call with the Senate Banking Committee earlier this week to […]
Urgent: Paycheck Protection Program Requires Additional Funding and Revisions
Today, the Small Business Administration announced it can no longer accept new applications or approve new lenders for the Paycheck […]
Congresswoman Bonamici Helps Leads MBL Cap Relief Effort In Congress
Congresswoman Bonamici (D – OR 1) continues her stance as a strong advocate on behalf of credit unions and your […]
Sharing the Credit Union Response to COVID-19 with Legislators
It has been incredible to see and hear how credit unions have been able to adjust to serve members at […]
Staying Connected with Legislators by Attending a Virtual Town Hall
These past few weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. From tracking local, national, and international daily news to the changes […]
Senate Passes Phase III COVID-19 Legislation
Update 3/27/2020 1:45pm PST – The bill has passed the House of representatives and has been signed into law by […]
NWCUA Shares Information on Cash Shortage
3/23/2020 Catalyst Corporate FCU shared that some Loomis vaults had experienced larger than anticipated orders last week and had to […]
Phase 3 Stimulus Package: Update
We are continuing to track updates on the Phase 3 Stimulus Package. Earlier today, the bill failed another important procedural […]
Congressional Action on the Coronavirus Pandemic
In partnership with CUNA we have been carefully reviewing the second wave of Federal legislation targeted at helping address the […]
Credit Union Priorities Move at the National Level
Over 250 Northwest credit unions advocates moved the needle last week on Capitol Hill. Joining over 5,500 credit union advocates […]
WA House Approves Emergency Funding for Coronavirus Response
The Washington State House of Representatives today unanimously approved a measure supporting efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus in […]
DFI Director Confirmed by Senate
Charlie Clark was officially confirmed today by the Washington State Senate as Director of the Department of Financial Institutions. Director […]
Washington Legislature Passes Halfway Point
Today the Washington Legislature officially passed the midway point of this year’s 60-day session. After spending the early part of […]
Idaho Credit Unions Stay Active at the Statehouse
During this past week, our Idaho credit unions were visible throughout the halls of the Idaho Statehouse. The NWCUA Advocacy […]
Oregon Senator Wyden Convenes Statewide Conversation on Access to Capital
Senator Ron Wyden’s staff convened a statewide conversation today on access to capital specifically for small businesses and entrepreneurs. With […]
Advocacy Update from D.C.
The NWCUA Advocacy team was in D.C. this week for the first few days of the second session of the […]
Idaho Governor’s Dinner and Legislative Events Kicks Off the 2020 Legislative Session
It is legislative season once again, so we are “strapping in” and getting ready for the adventure! Idaho credit union […]