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  Though Not Named, Bank Bill Would Also Benefit Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 26, 2013

  Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer's bill doesn't mention credit unions but would provide some regulatory relief, trades say.

• ICBA Worried About Deposit and Loan Transfers to Big Banks if TAG Expires

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 29, 2012

  Small bank trade pushing hard for Congress to extend FDIC coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts before it expires Dec. 31.

• ICBA Emits Bankrupt Howls After Low-Income CU Move

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  August 12, 2012

  As drought-stricken businesses across the country are in dire need of assistance, the Obama administration asked the regulators to find ways to provide aid. The NCUA responded by informing 1,003 credit unions of their eligibility for low-income designation and allowing them to opt-in rather than slogging through paperwork.

• Fed Panelist, Oregon CEO Ron Barrick Assesses Lending, Merger Scene

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 17, 2012

  Advantis Credit Union chief among CEOs preparing for September meeting of Fed's community banking panel for western states.

• MBL Bill Could Hitch a Ride on Bankers’ TAG Extension

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 9, 2012

  Lobbyists working on small business package that would combine credit union member business lending cap hike and bankers' TAG extension.

• Bankers Lobby Congress for Small Business Deposit Insurance Extension

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 26, 2012

  ICBA sends letter to Congress seeking extension of FDIC TAG insurance beyond Dec. 31 deadlines, cites concerns about concentrating assets.

• Community Bank Lobby Uses Telesis Collapse Against MBL Cap Hike

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 1, 2012

  The bank lobby took the opportunity Friday to point to a credit union failure as a reason to keep the current MBL cap.

• Failed Community Bank TARP Loans Prompt Treasury Auction

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 4, 2012

  Treasury Department planning to sell or restructure bailout loans to small banks to recover taxpayer money.

• Congressional TARP Report Critical of Community Bank Business Lending

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 25, 2012

  Report cites non-performing assets and says nearly half of community banks in TARP program are not current on their own paybacks.

• Callahan’s New CEO

  By Marc Rapport, Credit Union Times  |  January 16, 2012

  Callahan & Associates named Omaha businessman Sean Hession as the new president/CEO of the analytical services and data provider. And the firm said it is “transitioning ownership of the company to its management team.”