From the Desk of Jason Stverak

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Memorial Day should steady us before it inspires us. [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council For years, the fight over interchange lived almost exclusively in Washington. That’s where proposals were introduced, debated, and—more often [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Calling defense credit unions and CDFI-designated credit unions “woke” may make for a sharp sound bite, but it is [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council April is when “Purple Up” is easy: a purple shirt, a quick photo, a simple show of support. But [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council The credit union movement in America did not simply emerge from policy debates or legislative victories—it was built, brick [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Every few years, the banking lobby dusts off the same tired script and launches a new campaign attacking credit [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Next week, credit union leaders from across the country will arrive in Washington, D.C. with something powerful in hand: [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council I serve as Chief Advocacy Officer of the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC), representing credit unions that support service [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has wisely adopted a policy direction to “review and potentially revise” all its [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council When Washington’s budget gridlock grinds the government to a halt, the men and women in uniform shouldn’t have to [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council When Congress returns in January, lawmakers will face renewed pressure to pass the so-called Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council The credit union movement has never lacked passion. We have never lacked purpose. And when you look at the [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Senator Elizabeth Warren’s recent broadside against credit unions – calling their overdraft practices “predatory” amid Americans’ economic struggles – [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council For more than 60 years, the Defense Credit Union Council has been synonymous with military-focused credit unions. Yet today, [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council On November 5, 2025, I had the opportunity to testify before the NCUA Board about the agency’s proposed budget for [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council In a recent op-ed, two community bankers – including a past chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council From phishing emails to bogus investment schemes, fraudsters are zeroing in on consumers nationwide – and credit union members [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Few Americans realize that federal law limits credit unions from lending more than 12.25% of their total assets to [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Ken Hale’s recent op-ed, “The hidden cost of credit union-bank purchases,” warns that when a bank is sold to [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council When a financial crisis hits, Wall Street isn’t the one keeping the lights on in small towns, on military bases, [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Every day, scammers target American consumers and siphon away millions of dollars – and military families are among the [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council Every year, Congress passes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – a must-pass bill vital to national security. DCUC [...]

From the Desk of Jason Stverak Chief Advocacy Officer Defense Credit Union Council As Congress turns its attention to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I urge lawmakers to reject any attempt [...]