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By Claude R. Marx |
October 7, 2010
The NCUA's rescue plan for corporate credit unions should "cast doubt on the wisdom and the fairness of their tax-exempt status," Independent Community Bankers of America President/CEO Camden Fine wrote Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today.
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By Claude R. Marx |
July 21, 2010
Money may make the world go 'round, but it doesn't always translate into political clout.
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By Claude R. Marx |
July 14, 2010
The regulatory restructuring bill-which CUNA and NAFCU are opposing because of the interchange provisions-is likely to come up for a vote in the Senate this week, and odds are it will pass.
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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.
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By Claude R. Marx |
July 8, 2010
Referring to credit unions as "taxpayer subsidized," the Independent Community Bankers of America wrote senators that raising the cap on member business loans would "be an unfair and ineffective means of increasing small business credit."
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By Claude R. Marx |
June 14, 2010
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is "disappointed," with the arguments made by CUNA and the Independent Community Bankers of America in opposing his amendment to regulate interchange fees.
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By Claude R. Marx |
March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON -- As credit unions and other financial service providers awaited a draft of the Senate regulatory restructuring, a key negotiator of the bill said when it comes to a new consumer agency, location is less important than teeth.
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By Claude R. Marx |
March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON -- In real estate, it's all about location, location, location.But as credit unions and other financial service providers awaited a draft of the Senate regulatory restructuring,
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By Claude R. Marx |
March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Corker, a key Senate architect of the regulatory restructuring legislation, said today that it is more important that a new consumer regulator have sufficient authority than whether it is an independent agency.
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By Claude R. Marx |
February 17, 2010
Credit unions aren't included in a proposed program to lend community banks money so they can lend money to small businesses and Independent Community Bankers of America President/CEO Camden Fine wants to be sure they are kept out.
