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Jul 15, 2025

Glen unpacks key provisions of the recent US tax/spending bill with help from his expert friends: the Defense Credit Union Council’s Jason Stverak on $1,000 newborn accounts, and credit union lifer Lou Grilli on the “no tax on tips” details. Also- has Big Tech determined that regulation isn’t so bad after all? 
 
Links related to this episode:
 
The DCUC’s call for the US Treasury to include credit unions in the newborn account rollout:  https://www.dcuc.org/news/dcuc-to-treasury-include-credit-unions-in-trump-accounts-rollout-for-newborns 
Bloomberg’s coverage of JPM Chase’s plan to charge for open banking data: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/jpmorgan-tells-fintechs-they-have-to-pay-up-for-customer-data?embedded-checkout=true 
The Wall Street Journal on tech firms’ desire for federal AI regulation, and why it’s unlikely by 2026:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-setback-tech-firms-renew-push-for-federal-ai-regulation-cc2b26d5 
Labor/Employment law firm Littler’s take on the “No Tax on Tips” provision: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/what-employers-need-know-about-no-tax-tips-and-no-tax-overtime  
Today’s newborns are tomorrow’s youth bankers; for more on that topic, check out our recent CU Town Hall featuring Marcell King, CEO of Incent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkfKtp26Xw 
The Defense Credit Union Council: https://www.dcuc.org/ 
World Credit Union Conference: https://www.woccu.org/#trendingnow 
 
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