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  PSECU’s Smith Appointed to Philly Fed Council

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 8, 2013

  Greg Smith of $4 billion Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union joins community bankers on CDIAC panel.

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  Yay and Nay, Political Hay: Photo Coverage of GAC Day 3

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 27, 2013

  WASHINGTON — Congressmen made their points for and against the CFPB and Dodd-Frank at the final day of the GAC. John Cooke captured the images.

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  Onsite Coverage: Bachus Says Congress May Revisit Durbin, Reform Dodd-Frank

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 26, 2013

  WASHINGTON – Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) had good news for credit unions during his speech Tuesday morning at CUNA’s GAC.

• Onsite Coverage: Hensarling Pledges to Protect Tax Exemption

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 26, 2013

  “If I have anything to do with it, there will not be taxation on our credit unions,” the House Financial Services chairman said.

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  Barks Named Chairman of St. Louis Fed Council; Padak Joins Group

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 25, 2013

  CEOs from Missouri, Illinois credit unions on regional depository institution advisory council.

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  Guest Opinion: Business Loans Are Economic Kindling

  By Ben Rogers  |  January 9, 2013

  Washington was embroiled in a game of fiscal chicken at the end of the year. Unemployment is high at 7.7%. The 2.5 million people who are unemployed but so discouraged that they’re not actively looking are unchanged from 2011.

• CU Economists: Fed Announcement Makes Increased Transparency, But Little Else

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 14, 2012

  Chairman Ben Bernanke made history this week when he said the Fed would keep long term rates low until unemployment drops to 6.5% or below.

• NCUA Joins Independent Financial Regulators Opposing S. 3468

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 30, 2012

  Bill would require NCUA and others to first gain approval from OMB before issuing new regulations.

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  Optimism on Mortgages Competes With Caution

  By David Morrison  |  October 1, 2012

  LAS VEGAS — Credit union executives attending the annual meeting of the American Credit Union Mortgage Association received a mixture of optimism from credit union CEOs about the future of credit union housing finance and caution from a leading economist about the overall economy and the housing market.

• 4 Things on the Minds of Housing Finance Executives: Reporter's Notebook

  By David Morrison  |  September 28, 2012

  Excitement, acceptance, anxiety and optimism. Veteran reporter David Morrison analyzes what he saw and heard at the annual ACUMA conference in Las Vegas.