Center for Responsive Politics

• 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.

• Trades Continue Ramping Up for Elections

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 24, 2010

  The lawmaker who circulated the "dear colleague," letter on interchange, has received contributions from the political action committees of CUNA and NAFCU during this campaign cycle.

• CUNA Returns to the Top 20 of Biggest PAC Contributors

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 2, 2010

  After having dropped off for a month, CUNA's Credit Union Legislative Action Council is again on the list of top of the top 20 donors to federal candidates, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

• Trades Focus on Interchange During Reg Reconciliation

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 2, 2010

  WASHINGTON -- For credit unions, the upcoming House-Senate conference committee on the financial regulatory overhaul is coming down largely to interchange fee regulation.

• League President Cheney Named To Become CUNA President/CEO

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 12, 2010

  Reaching inside the credit union movement following the tenure of a prominent outsider, CUNA last week named California-Nevada Credit Union League President Bill Cheney as its new leader.

• Trades Donate Money to Campaign of Ways and Means Committee Chairman

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 5, 2010

  Within two weeks of the ascension of Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) to the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee,

• Rangel Steps Aside as Ways and Means Chairman

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 3, 2010

  Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) said today he is taking a leave of absence from his post as chairman of powerful House Ways and Means Committee, in the wake of having been admonished by the Ethics Committee.

• Community First Flexes Its Muscles in Courthouse and at Ballot Box

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 24, 2010

  Successfully suing the Internal Revenue Service over the unrelated business income tax and serving as a test case for the credit union movement might be enough political activity to last any financial institution for several years.

• CUNA's PAC Gave $1.1 Million in '09; NAFCU's PAC Gave $98,933

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 3, 2010

  CUNA's political action committee remained among the 20 biggest donors last year, with $1.1 million in contributions to federal candidates and committees, according to data filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.

• Trade PACs Prep for November

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 6, 2010

  For CUNA's political action committee, Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.) is still the one.