[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15992-15993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05184]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION


Renewal of Credit Union Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau), after 
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General 
Services Administration, will renew the Credit Union Advisory Council 
(the committee or the CUAC) effective on March 15, 2023. The CUAC was 
established to consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions 
under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to credit 
unions with total assets of $10 billion or less.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberley Medrano, Acting Staff 
Director, Advisory Board and Councils Section, Office of Stakeholder 
Management, Consumer Education and External Affairs Division, at 202-
590-6736, or [email protected]. If you require this document 
in an alternative electronic format, please contact 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), the Bureau hereby 
gives notice of re-establishment of the Credit Union Advisory Council, 
effective immediately. The CUAC is a discretionary committee being 
renewed for the purposes of compliance with FACA and applicable 
statutes. This committee is being renewed concurrently with the 
publication of this notice by filing a charter with the Director of the 
Bureau, the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services 
Administration, the Library of Congress, the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate, and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the United States House of 
Representatives. The charter will also be posted on the Bureau's 
website at www.consumerfinance.gov. This charter will expire two years 
after the filing date unless renewed by appropriate action.
    The purpose of the CUAC is to advise the Bureau in the exercise of 
its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain 
to credit unions with total assets of $10 billion or less. The Bureau's 
supervisory process provides an opportunity for learning and insight 
into the operations of financial institutions; having no corollary for 
small depository financial institutions, the Bureau created this 
committee to facilitate a similar opportunity for credit unions to 
share insights regarding operational and technical considerations, 
credit union business practices, and the unique needs of their 
customers and community. This group also provides timely and pertinent 
information about how Bureau policies impact the credit union industry.
    The duties of the CUAC are solely advisory and shall extend only to 
its submission of advice and

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recommendations to the Bureau relating to the activities and operations 
of credit unions, which shall be non-binding on the Bureau. Statements 
made by members of the committee shall not constitute official agency 
policy or guidance. To ensure understanding of compliance and 
regulatory challenges faced by credit unions, inclusion on the CUAC 
will be limited to credit union employees. No determination of fact or 
policy will be made by the committee. The CUAC will have no formal 
decision-making role and no access to confidential supervisory or other 
confidential information.
    In appointing members to the committee, the Director shall seek to 
assemble members with diverse points of view, institution asset sizes, 
and geographical backgrounds. Only credit union employees (e.g., CEOs, 
compliance officers, government relations officials, etc.) will be 
considered for membership. Membership is limited to employees of credit 
unions with total assets of $10 billion or less that are not affiliates 
of depository institutions or credit unions with total assets of more 
than $10 billion.
    The CUAC shall consist of at least eight members. All members 
appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. 
The committee will be composed exclusively of representatives of the 
credit union industry as described above. The CUAC will be composed of 
Representative members. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with 
the Bureau's policies shall be followed in all appointments to the 
CUAC.

Emily Ross,
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-05184 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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