Tim Johnson

• MBL Sets a $12 Billion Record

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 4, 2012

  Over the past week or so, the word “billion” has come up several times in industry talk on member business lending. The first billion–make that nearly $12 billion–is the record number of member business loans that credit unions funded in 2011, setting a new record high based on fourth-quarter data from...

• On Member Business Lending Bill, Trades Are Sticking With Plan A: Print Preview

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 4, 2012

  Lawmakers stuck between rock and hard place as lending cap bill languishes. This from the May 9 print edition of Credit Union Times.

• Did South Dakota's Johnson Throw a Wet Blanket on MBL?

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 30, 2012

  Senator advises colleagues "to move forward carefully."

• NCUA, Other Regulators Urged to Audit Examinations

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 14, 2012

  Senate Banking chair wants to know if examination procedures are hurting the ability of small financial institutions to do responsible lending.

• Senate Passes Resolution on 'Year of Cooperatives'

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 25, 2011

  U.S. Senate action follows similar declaration from the United Nations.