{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Credit Union Regulatory Guidance Including: NCUA, CFPB, FDIC, OCC, FFIEC","title":"Americas Credit Union's Asks NCUA for Authority to Pay Childcare Costs for Board Members","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":638,"description":"                             Hello, this is Samantha Shares. This episode covers America’s Credit Union’s  Letter to the National Credit Union Administration’s Board on Permitting Childcare Expenses as Reimbursable  The following is an audio version of that letter and the press release.    This podcast is educational and is not legal advice.  We are sponsored by Credit Union Exam Solutions Incorporated, whose team has over two hundred and Forty years of National Credit Union  Administration experience.  We assist our clients with N C U A so they save time and money.  If you are worried about a recent, upcoming or in process N C U A examination, reach out to learn how they can assist at Mark Treichel DOT COM.  Also check out our other podcast called With Flying Colors where we provide tips on how to achieve success with N C U A. And now the letter.   RE: Permitting Childcare Expenses as Reimbursable Under 12 CFR 701 point 33Dear Chairman Harper, Vice Chairman Hauptman, and Board Member Oatska:On behalf of America’s Credit Unions, I am writing to request the National Credit Union Administration (the agency) explicitly permit reimbursement of childcare related costs incurred by a federal credit union (F C U) board member. While the term “childcare” is used throughout this letter, our ask is that child and other non-child dependent care expenses be reimbursable America’s Credit Unions is the voice of consumers’ best option for financial services: credit unions. We advocate for policies that allow the industry to effectively meet the needs of their nearly on hundred forty million members nationwide. Credit unions stand out from banks in a variety of ways, including our emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is, in part, evident in the prevalence of and increasing percentage of women, not only in senior level positions, but also at the board level. Based on data from the THE AGENCY and analyzed by America’s Credit Unions, the percentage of women board...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DblKo84_Ha6-XOQnfj5k1wmxCkQHeB53BeeKc2eI7dM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4MTk5LzE3MDM4/NTQxOTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}