Wisconsin Bankers Association

• Letter: Fryzel Wants to See the Loans

  October 24, 2011

  The recent public exchange between the Wisconsin Bankers Association and the Wisconsin Credit Union League over member business lending sounds a lot like what has been going on in our nation’s capital for months. A stalemate between two parties who argue they can do it better, yet no one gets...

• Banks Slammed on Misuse of Small Business Fund

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 17, 2011

  The Wisconsin Credit Union League continues to criticize the banking industry’s use of the Small Business Lending Fund for what it claims is misuse.

• Tax Debate With Bankers Heats Up in Wisconsin

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 17, 2011

  Wisconsin, fast becoming the nation’s battleground for credit union-bank clashes over the tax exemption and CU to bank conversions, erupted anew last week with dueling press releases following a fresh appeal from the banking lobby to Congress tied to the debt crisis.

• No Break in Wisconsin Bank/CU Exemption Fight

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 8, 2011

  Dairy State imbroglio over tax exemption continues to heat up.

• Emboldened Wisconsin Bankers Unleash Tax Exemption Blast

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 5, 2011

  WBA calls exemption "sacred cow"; WCUL calls bankers hypocrites, citing years of no taxes while reaping profits and taking bailouts.

• Wisconsin Bankers Say CUs Now Have Conversion Option

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 27, 2011

  Wisconsin Credit Union League harshly critical of measure in budget bill that bankers say eases path for credit unions to become banks.