NCUA Central Liquidity Facility Enhancements Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill makes a narrow but significant amendment to the Federal Credit Union Act by changing a single word in the agent membership provision of the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (CLF). Currently, an agent member (typically a credit union league or association) must subscribe to the CLF on behalf of "all" its member credit unions. This bill changes "all" to "any," allowing agents to subscribe on behalf of some of their members rather than requiring an all-or-nothing commitment.
Who Benefits and How
Credit union leagues and associations acting as CLF agents benefit from greater flexibility -- they can now offer CLF access to interested member credit unions without being forced to subscribe for every member. Smaller credit unions that want access to the CLF's emergency liquidity facility may gain it more easily, since their agent no longer needs to enroll all members to participate. This could expand the CLF's membership base and improve liquidity access across the credit union system.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The burden is minimal. The NCUA may need to update administrative processes to track partial agent subscriptions rather than assuming all members of an agent are enrolled. Agent members face slightly more complex membership management. No new costs, fees, or regulatory requirements are imposed.
Key Provisions
- Changes "all those credit unions" to "any such credit unions" in Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act
- Removes the requirement that CLF agent members must subscribe on behalf of all their member credit unions
- Allows selective, partial subscription through agent membership
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to allow agent members of the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility to subscribe on behalf of a subset of their member credit unions rather than requiring subscription for all members
Key Policy Areas
Financial Regulation, Banking
Primary Purpose
Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to allow agent members of the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility to subscribe on behalf of a subset of their member credit unions rather than requiring subscription for all members
Policy Domains
NCUA Central Liquidity Facility Enhancements Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Credit union leagues and associations serving as CLF agent members
- Smaller credit unions that may gain CLF access through partial agent membership
- Credit unions that want CLF access but whose agent currently cannot subscribe for all members
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- NCUA Central Liquidity Facility (may need to adjust membership tracking)
- Agent members (administrative complexity of partial subscription)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Alex Padilla
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
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