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The National Credit Union Administration's controversial risk-based capital proposal could see further delays or changes as thousands of industry professionals head to CU conferences across the country.

Conference overload and sexual harassment response strategies are top of mind as CUNA and NAFCU prepare to simultaneously host their annual summer meetings.

With campaigning for the 2020 presidential election already underway, it could become increasingly difficult for the industry to move meaningful legislation through Congress.

The agency's vote Thursday threatens to block many of the industry's communications with customers, though financial institutions did win one concession.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to consider changes that would allow consumers to block calls from numbers not on their contacts list while the House should vote to extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

Credit unions often tout their member-friendly nature but recent coverage of how the movement handled taxi medallion loans could open the industry up to a reputational hit.

The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested.

The industry is so worried that a proposed FCC rule could hamper communications with members that some trade groups are seeking help from an unlikely ally -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

One credit union economist says tit-for-tat on tariffs could slow economic growth but will not result in an economic downturn.

A closer look at a new plan from the Department of Labor still finds room for improvement, but is generally seen as markedly better than Obama-era rule that was rejected at the last minute.