Among the individuals and organizations providing testimony were:

• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg;
• New York City Comptroller John C. Liu;
• New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn;
• New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario, Esq.;
• Orange County Executive Edward Diana;
• Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown;
• Yonkers Mayor Phillip A. Amicone;
• Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy;
• New York State Conference of Mayors Executive Director Peter Baynes;
• President/CEO of the Credit Union Association of NY William Mellin;
• President & Chief Executive Officer of the New York Bankers Association Michael P. Smith;
• City Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia;
• Association of Towns of the State of New York; and
• Independent Bankers Association of New York State.