What You Need to Know About Tennessee’s Primary Election
Midterm elections are quickly approaching! While Mississippi’s federal primaries occurred in March of this year and its state elections are held on an odd-year basis, Tennessee’s state and federal election cycles align perfectly. Early voting is already underway for the Thursday, Aug. 6, primary election. Here’s a little bit about what to expect when you […]
New Tennessee Laws Impacting Credit Unions: What to Know Before July 1
The 2026 Tennessee Legislative session brought some regulatory and consumer protection updates that officially take effect on July 1, 2026. Below are a few significant pieces of newly enacted legislation that can impact credit unions and your members. Electronic Lien & Title The Tennessee Department of Revenue will turn on its electronic titling system on […]
Tennessee Approves New Congressional Map, Splitting Memphis’ 9th Congressional District into Three Separate Districts
As expected, the 2nd extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly of Tennessee concluded Thursday afternoon with the passage of new congressional maps. Only the first and second districts, represented by Congresswoman Harshbarger and Congressman Burchett respectively, remain 100% of what they were previously. It will take a little bit for the new maps to […]
Tennessee General Assembly Concludes–How Your Association Advocated for Your Credit Union
The 114th General Assembly of Tennessee has concluded. Sine die was declared at 8:16 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 23. Statewide Financial Literacy Commitment On the credit union front, it’s been a busy session. Earlier this month, Tennessee’s credit unions were honored on the floor of the House of Representatives for a $1.8 million commitment […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Ban Cryptocurrency ATMs
Big news from the Tennessee General Assembly! This week, both the House and Senate unanimously passed legislation to ban crypto ATMs from operating in the state of Tennessee. As many of you are well aware, crypto ATMs have become a vector for fraud and scams often targeted at elderly members and there’s absolutely no way […]
Tennessee and Mississippi General Assemblies in Session and National Issues to Watch
Happy new year from your expanded Advocacy Team! With our first advocacy update of 2026, we’d like to start by officially welcoming our Mississippi colleagues and credit unions to the fold and look forward to advocating with and for everyone in this new era. And we’re off to a flying start. National Issues Impacting Credit […]
Credit Union-Backed Van Epps Wins Tennessee 7th District Special Election Tuesday Night
The votes have been cast, tallied and the people of the 7th Congressional District have spoken. Representative-elect Matt Van Epps defeated State Rep. Aftyn Behn Tuesday night to win a special election to serve the remainder of former Congressman Mark Green’s term. Van Epps won 53.9% of the vote with 96,988 ballots cast compared to […]
Government Shutdown Becomes Longest in U.S. History
This year’s federal government shutdown has officially become the longest one in American history, surpassing the previous record, which occurred over the winter holidays in 2018 into 2019. And for the first time since it started, there appears to be some life to reopening and further budget talks. Several political factors are at play here, […]
Government Shutdown on Track to Become Longest in U.S. History
Today marks the 30th day of the federal government shutdown, which has now stretched into the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The longest was 35 days, which took place from December 2018 to January 2019. The Trump Administration has indicated that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children […]
Government Shutdown Continues and Enters 23rd Day, Key Dates to Know
Today is day 23 of the federal government shutdown, and there is still no end in sight. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have started to openly talk about the shutdown stretching onward towards and even through the Thanksgiving holiday—which will undoubtedly put extreme strain on the transportation industry on top of […]