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• Udall Introduces MBL Bill in Senate

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 16, 2013

  Measure similar to proposed legislation in House, would raise cap to 27.5% of assets.

• House OKs Privacy Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 20, 2013

  The Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act passed the House last week by voice vote. H.R. 749 would amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by eliminating a requirement that privacy policy notices be mailed to consumers annually. Should the bill pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, the privacy mailing would...

• Privacy Notice Reduction Bill Passes House

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 13, 2013

  Tuesday night action repeats lame duck session passage in House. Next up is Senate, which didn't act on measure last session.

• Obama Says Aloha to New Fiscal Cliff Proposal

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 27, 2012

  President returns from Christmas vacation to take on sequestration showdown.

• After Reg Victories, MBL Poised For Defeat

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 19, 2012

  After seeing little to no progress on credit union legislation during the first 11 months of 2012, two regulatory relief bills advanced within 24 hours of each other, with one passing both chambers and awaiting President Obama’s signature.

• Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Law Expires Dec. 31, CUNA Urges Extension

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 17, 2012

  Tax relief law gives break to amounts forgiven by lenders when mortgage is modified or home is list in foreclosure or sold in short sale.

• Bankers Score Big Victory with TAG Procedural Vote

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 11, 2012

  Bankers one step away from Transaction Account Guarantee extension without MBL; CUNA says it will continue opposition.

• Conservative Groups Join CU Trades in Opposing Bankers’ TAG Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 10, 2012

  Fourteen conservative, libertarian and free market organizations send letter to Senate leaders ahead of today's cloture vote.

• Filibuster Debate Influencing Pending TAG Vote

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 10, 2012

  Filibuster reform is behind-the-scenes force, prop in partisan debate, CUNA lobbyists note.

• TAG Vote Consideration on Monday’s Senate Agenda

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 7, 2012

  Credit unions left out on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts and member business lending in Transaction Account Guarantee bill.