Connecticut

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  MBL Bill Reintroduced: How Much Fight Is Left On Hike?

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 27, 2013

  Surrounding the chocolates, roses and love-filled greeting cards that made the rounds in Washington on Valentine’s Day, was an announcement from Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) re-introducing a bill that would increase the member business lending cap from 12.25% of assets to 27.5%.

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  Loan Broker Relationships Put CUSOs in the Spotlight

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 27, 2013

  In 2012, the NCUA reported nearly 1,500 federally insured credit unions had loan participations with total balances of nearly $13 billion.

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  LICU Expansion, Distance From Cap Seen Blunting Need for MBL Cap Fight

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 25, 2013

  Participation loans also seen as way to boost business as member business lending cap hike reintroduced again in Congress.

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  CULC President/CEO Testifies on Proposed Foreclosure Bill in Connecticut

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 22, 2013

  League's Anthony Emerson said he told panel bill might add expenses that hit recovering industry's bottom line.

• COCC, ORCC Offering Core Processing, Digital Banking Integrated Offering

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 21, 2013

  COCC, Online Resources Corp. offer up new package for credit unions and community banks, beginning with COCC client base.

• Reality Fair at GAC

  February 20, 2013

  The National Credit Union Foundation plans to hold a financial reality fair for the third year in a row at CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference.

• Ways & Means Working Groups Initiate Tax Reform Research

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 14, 2013

  Veteran lobbyist says working groups include two on credit union radar and that credit unions not stated target, so far.

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  Tech Firm Consolidations Driven by Due Diligence, Penny Pinching

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 13, 2013

  Big banking tech companies recently have been hungrily gobbling up smaller companies and the question is, Will this consolidation continue? The other question, Is this good, or bad, for credit unions?

• NCUF Sets Financial Reality Fair at GAC

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 12, 2013

  The National Credit Union Foundation plans to hold a Financial Reality Fair for the third year in a row at the GAC, featuring Washington high school students.

• Hurricane Sandy: SBA Loan Approvals Surpass $1 Billion

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 11, 2013

  Agency says loan totals make Sandy third-largest natural disaster behind 2005 hurricanes and 1994 earthquake.