With apologies to whomever said it first, the theme of the latest ACUMA podcast – and the first in its monthly series on policy updates – could well be “May You Legislate in Interesting Times.” According to experts polled in this first episode, 2024 is no ordinary year, but one when not only the presidential administration may change, but how we do business as financial institutions may come under even closer scrutiny. Join D.C. policy experts Zach Pfister and Leah Dempsey, both from the firm of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck, as they share their thoughts and insights with ACUMA President Peter Benjamin on what the year ahead will look like for U.S. credit unions. “When it comes to making new laws, expect some very challenging sausage-making,” Pfister notes. And the growing encroachment of artificial intelligence – AI for short – is only one of the problems.