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• Spring Fever and Bad Policy Engulf the Capital

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 20, 2011

  Spring fever is in the air. Or hay fever. Some kind of fever has policy makers in Washington not thinking very clearly.

• Consumers Will Pay for Loss of Tax Exemption, Cheney Says

  November 12, 2010

  In a letter to the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney wrote that if credit unions lose their tax-exempt status, consumers will pay the price.

• Alliant and Continental Plan to Merge

  By David Morrison  |  September 3, 2010

  The $7.3 billion Alliant Credit Union, headquartered in Chicago, is merging with the troubled $157 million Continental Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Tempe.

• CARD Act Forces Many Banks to Mimic CU Cards

  By David Morrison  |  August 4, 2010

  Many bank card issuers have abandoned practices viewed as unfriendly to consumers, according to a consumer watchdog group that has long been critical of card issuing practices.

• Kansas CUSO Aims to Dispel Membership Myths

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 24, 2010

  Through a number of free, promotional materials, Beyond Marketing LLC has launched a web site to help credit unions change misunderstandings about membership eligibility.