bank trade associations

• TAG Vote Rescheduled for Tuesday

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 10, 2012

  Foggy weather pushes Senate vote on Transaction Account Guarantee program into Tuesday, CUNA says.

• House Cyber Security Bills Garner Credit Union, Bank Support

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 26, 2012

  Despite a raging battle over member business lending, credit union and bank trade associations agree on four House bills that address cyber security.

• Becker and Cheney to Testify on Bank Reg Relief Bill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 11, 2011

  CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney and NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker are among the witnesses at next Wednesday’s House hearing on a measure that would give banks regulatory and tax relief.

• The Hill Puts CU Trades on 'Top Lobbyists' List

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 14, 2011

  CUNA's Cheney, NAFCU's Berger and Thaler, and bank industry counterparts all on list.

• Obama Signs Patent Bill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  September 16, 2011

  President inks measure that includes credit-union backed "business process" protections.

• Retailers Launching 60-Day Campaign to Keep Durbin Amendment

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 16, 2011

  The retailers are stepping up their defense of the Durbin Amendment and the interchange cap.

• An Arms Race in PAC Contributions

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 21, 2010

  Money may make the world go 'round, but it doesn't always translate into political clout.

• Interchange Battle Scars Could Make Their Mark on Business Lending Fight

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 14, 2010

  The Independent Community Bankers of America had the right idea with regard to interchange regulation. I'll probably have to run for cover at the CUNA/WOCCU 1 Conference this week for stating that, but it's true.