WASHINGTON—CUNA Friday sent a comment letter to the Federal Communication Commission sharing its concerns over the FCC’s implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
CUNA addressed three specific concerns in the letter signed by Leah Dempsey, senior director of advocacy and counsel:
- “In the proposal, the FCC takes an extremely narrow reading of how to implement the Budget Act, and does not appropriately address the concerns Congress and the President had with the onerous limitations the FCC has placed on those seeking to communicate with consumers about debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.”
- “We urge the FCC to include mortgage debt and Small Business Administration loans in its consideration of what is debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.”
- “We would like to reiterate our concerns with the FCC’s problematic July 2015 TCPA Order, which provides an exemption for financial institutions that in practicality is not workable and provides little relief regarding their ability to communicate pertinent account information with consumers.”
For the complete letter, go to CUToday.info’s The gov.