elections

New Friends, Old Allies Triumph

By Heather Anderson | November 14, 2012

A roundup of Nov. 6 results from the credit union industry perspective.
CUNA Finds a Campaign Niche in Playing ‘Nice’

By Heather Anderson | November 14, 2012

CUNA’s political team harnessed the power of nice and the credit union member vote in two key races, spending nearly half a million PAC dollars on positive partisan communications that the trade association’s leaders say is the wave of the future.
Credit Unions Stay Nonpartisan to Register Voters

By Eileen Courter | November 14, 2012

If a credit union offers voter registration and the law doesn’t allow the registrars to hand out literature from a candidate who’s a good friend of credit unions, for example, why bother?
Credit Union-Backed House Candidates Win

By Heather Anderson | November 13, 2012

Credit Union PACs went three for four in the House.
Credit Union-Backed Senate Candidates Win

By Heather Anderson | November 12, 2012

Credit unions and their PACs were winners in the 2012 elections.
Relief and More Than a Little Anxiety: Editor/Publisher's Column

By Sarah Snell Cooke | November 8, 2012

The elections are finally over. So what does it mean to credit unions?
Election 2012: CU Trade Associations Tout Winning Records

By Heather Anderson | November 7, 2012

CUNA, NAFCU said nearly all their donation targets were winners in Tuesday's nationwide balloting.
Election 2012: Senator-Elect Warren Thanks Credit Unions

By Heather Anderson | November 7, 2012

“Credit unions … yes … love my credit unions,” Elizabeth Warren said in her Massachusetts victory speech Tuesday night.
Dupaco Community Hosts Meet and Greet for Redistricted Congressman

By Heather Anderson | November 1, 2012

The $1 billion Dupaco Community Credit Union of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, threw a get-to-know-you meeting Oct. 26 for 1st District U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley.
Trade PACs Play a Waiting Game

By Claude R. Marx | October 3, 2011

Wait till next year. That’s the motto of fans whose teams have a disappointing season, and it’s also sums up the political strategies of CUNA and NAFCU.