Barack Obama

• 10 Worst Districts for Women’s Pay Revealed; Senators Push Paycheck Fairness Act

  By Melanie Waddell  |  January 31, 2013

  Women Democrats say, "We are still fighting for equal pay for equal work."

• Obama Appoints Cordray to Full CFPB Term, White to Chair SEC

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 25, 2013

  Trades praise Cordray's accessibility, libertarian think firm revisits recess appointment constitutionality.

• Obama’s Inauguration, King Day Closes Washington

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 21, 2013

  Inauguration, national holiday shutters credit unions in the capital and across the land.

• Fiscal Cliff Deal Gives Break to Underwater Homeowners

  By Melanie Waddell  |  January 4, 2013

  More consumer-friendly provisions of the recently passed fiscal cliff deal keep surfacing.

• CUs Avoid New Restrictions in Defense Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 2, 2013

  Congress included language in the bill that gives MLA enforcement authority to the CFPB and NCUA.

• Obama Says Aloha to New Fiscal Cliff Proposal

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 27, 2012

  President returns from Christmas vacation to take on sequestration showdown.

• NAFCU, CUNA Hail Signing of ATM Disclosure, CFPB Privacy Bills

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 21, 2012

  Lawsuit trolls expected to be thwarted now that on-screen fee notice is enough.

• After Reg Victories, MBL Poised For Defeat

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 19, 2012

  After seeing little to no progress on credit union legislation during the first 11 months of 2012, two regulatory relief bills advanced within 24 hours of each other, with one passing both chambers and awaiting President Obama’s signature.

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  After Obama Re-Election, Trades Focused on Lame Duck Session

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 19, 2012

  While President Obama won a resounding victory in his re-election quest, credit union trade groups celebrated their successes in the congressional races and turned their attention to the Congress’s lame duck session.

• Elisse Walter to Become New SEC Chairman

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 27, 2012

  A current SEC commissioner who has worked at the agency in several capacities, Elisse Walter has been tapped to become the new SEC chairman.