House Banking Committee

• House, Senate Banking Panels Took Divergent Paths

  By Claude R Marx  |  December 18, 2011

  The House Banking Committee focused on oversight and trying to undo or modify some of President Obama’s initiatives while the Senate Banking Committee focused on less sweeping efforts in 2011.

• NAFCU Announces Caucus Speakers; Names New Political Director

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 9, 2011

  Montana Sen. Jon Tester keynotes the Political Breakfast; Katherine Marisic debuts as political director.

• N.C. Senate Passes Raffle Bill

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 23, 2011

  North Carolina last week became the latest state to achieve progress on allowing credit unions to start offering a “Save to Win” savings sweepstakes program.

• Interchange: Make Your Voices Heard

  January 19, 2011

  On Dec. 16, the Federal Reserve Board released draft rules for comment on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act,

• Trades Are Ramping Up Campaign Giving as Primaries Approach

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 31, 2010

  The campaign giving patterns of CUNA and NAFCU in February could be best described as the calm before the proverbial storm.

• Bernanke Says Interest Rates Will Remain Low

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 25, 2010

  Low inflation and a sluggish economy are "likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the House Banking Committee today.