Clinton administration

Banker in Talks to Be Obama Chief of Staff

By Claude R. Marx | January 4, 2011

JPMorgan Chase may soon have a friend in the West Wing.
Treasury Point Person on CUs to Leave

By Claude R. Marx | November 23, 2010

Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr, who oversees the department's work on credit unions, banks and other financial institutions, plans to leave office by the end of the year to return to academia.
Exemption on the Table

November 17, 2010

A draft proposal of a report by a presidentially appointed deficit reduction panel includes an option that would eliminate many tax exemptions, including the one for credit unions.
NCUA and Other Agencies Gear Up for Dodd-Frank Act Enforcement

By Claude R. Marx | August 11, 2010

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probably won't be up and running until early next year, but the NCUA, other agencies and the credit union trade associations are already starting to gear up.