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• Matz, CUNA’s Cheney and NAFCU’s Lussier to Testify on MBLs

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 13, 2011

  NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz is the lead witness in Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on legislation to raise the cap on member business loans.

• Another Fight Brews Over Member Business Lending

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 13, 2011

  Might this time finally be the charm for member business lending? After years of lobbying and cajoling, credit unions will finally get their wish on June 16 when the Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing on Sen. Mark Udall’s (D-Colo.) legislation to raise the cap on member business loans.

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  Will Taxes Be the Death of the Credit Union Charter?

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 16, 2011

  If credit unions were subject to income taxes, they would lose a key part of what makes them unique, but experts are divided as to whether it would create a stampede of bank conversions.

• Corporate Actions Called a 'PR Debacle' as Bailout Charges Go Viral

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  October 13, 2010

  The online fallout from the "Credit Union Bailout" headlines continued last week.

• CUNA and ABA Take Aim at Dodd Bill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 15, 2010

  CUNA wants any consumer financial products regulator not to have any examination powers for any credit union while the ABA wants no new consumer regulatory agency.

• Trades Submit Letters to Senate Hearing on Small Business Lending

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 2, 2010

  Even though they weren't invited to testify-and the banking trade associations were-CUNA and NAFCU sent letters to a Senate subcommittee urging lawmakers to raise the cap on member business lending.

• Elections Are Casting a Shadow on Credit Unions' Legislative Agenda

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 20, 2010

  Congress has placed financial service providers on the defensive during the past four years. But with an election scheduled for this year, the political pressures will be even greater.