Brad Sherman

• House OKs Privacy Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 20, 2013

  The Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act passed the House last week by voice vote. H.R. 749 would amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by eliminating a requirement that privacy policy notices be mailed to consumers annually. Should the bill pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, the privacy mailing would...

• Privacy Notice Reduction Bill Passes House

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 13, 2013

  Tuesday night action repeats lame duck session passage in House. Next up is Senate, which didn't act on measure last session.

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  Yay and Nay, Political Hay: Photo Coverage of GAC Day 3

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 27, 2013

  WASHINGTON — Congressmen made their points for and against the CFPB and Dodd-Frank at the final day of the GAC. John Cooke captured the images.

• Privacy Notice Bill Reintroduced in House

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 15, 2013

  House passed privacy notice reduction legislation in December but Senate never took it up.

• King, Sherman Reintroduce Supplemental Capital Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 14, 2013

  Measure would allow NCUA to allow healthy, well-managed credit unions to accept supplemental forms of capital.

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  Taxes, Capital and MBL: Sherman Talks 113th Congress

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 23, 2013

  Acting as primary sponsor for supplemental capital legislation and co-sponsoring every credit union bill that crosses his desk, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) has long been a supporter of credit unions.

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  After Obama Re-Election, Trades Focused on Lame Duck Session

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 19, 2012

  While President Obama won a resounding victory in his re-election quest, credit union trade groups celebrated their successes in the congressional races and turned their attention to the Congress’s lame duck session.

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  Pols Pack CUNA’s Hill Rally

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 5, 2012

  Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), primary sponsor of S.2231, which would increase the member business lending cap to 27.5% of assets, received loud cheers as he spoke in favor of the legislation to about 500 gathered in Washington Nov. 27 to hike the hill in favor of the bill.

• CUNA: Vote Expected Today on Annual Privacy Mailing Exemption

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 4, 2012

  A vote is expected today on H.R. 5817, a bill that would eliminate the required annual privacy notice mailing, CUNA reported.

• House Bill Would Pare Annual Privacy Disclosure

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 30, 2012

  If a House bill that has picked up momentum successfully passes, this year’s annual privacy notice mailing could be the last.