Americans For Tax Reform

• Tax Increases, Spending Cuts Earn Public Support: Fiscal Cliff Survey

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  December 3, 2012

  Combination of the two exceeds support for each singly, according to Emerson College Polling Society.

• NAFCU to House Committee: Subchapter S Bank Tax Break Larger Than CU Exemption

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 16, 2012

  Wednesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing wasn’t supposed to challenge the tax exempt status of credit unions. However, NAFCU isn’t taking any chances.

• Pro-MBL Hike Body Checks Abound After Schumer Flap

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 29, 2012

  Despite comments made by co-sponsor Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) April 23 that suggested a vote on S. 2231 may be delayed, credit union trade associations continue to crash the net in support of the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act.

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  After Flap, Pro-MBL Body Checks Abound: Print Preview

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 27, 2012

  Schumer comments on MBL vote seen as contradiction to Reid promise that vote expected sooner. A preview from next week's print edition.

• MBL Cap Hike Picks Up Tea Party Support

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 20, 2012

  Conservative, libertarian groups speak out for raising the member business lending cap for credit unions.

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  CU Taxes a Target for New Budget Panel?

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 10, 2011

  Credit unions dodged a taxation bullet with the latest spending reduction package, but it remains to be seen how long their luck will hold.

• CU Tax Exemption May Draw Fire From New Budget Panel: Print Preview

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 4, 2011

  This article will be among the news and features filling the pages of the next print edition of Credit Union Times.

• Interchange Cap Could Be Delayed Six Months

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 7, 2011

  The Federal Reserve’s rule regulating debit interchange fees could be delayed by at least six months if lawmakers approve a compromise proposal being discussed by several key senators.

• Conservative Coalition Comes Out Against Durbin Amendment

  By David Morrison  |  June 17, 2010

  A coalition of public interest groups and think tanks generally regarded as conservative has come out with a statement urging Congress to reject the so-called Durbin Amendment that would regulate debit card interchange.

• Hispanic and Conservative Groups Oppose Taxing CUs

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 5, 2010

  Taxing credit unions would "likely damage the overall economy" and not raise substantial revenue, two conservative organizations and a Hispanic advocacy group wrote a presidential panel.