John Magill

• Anonymous May 7 Target List Includes 12 Large Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 6, 2013

  Tuesday's the day hackers Anonymous promised to take down sites.

• Tax Worlds Collide on Capitol Hill

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 24, 2013

  Tax reform debate began in earnest for credit unions April 11, when representatives from CUNA and NAFCU were called to Capitol Hill to plead their case for preserving the industry’s tax exemption before a House Ways and Means Committee working group.

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  Senate Finance Chair Max Baucus Announces Retirement Plans

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 23, 2013

  Montana Democrat's departure may or may not affect tax reform, credit union exemption, lobbyists say.

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  Obama Budget Inflates CU Exemption Cost as Trades Face Congress

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 15, 2013

  Banks' Subchapter S exemption not on president's targeted tax savings list.

• 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.

• CUNA Now Says No Vote Expected on MBL Bill in Senate

  By Marc Rapport  |  November 26, 2012

  Not so fast. After announcing Monday afternoon that a Senate vote was imminent, CUNA now says it’s not so.

• Latest ICBA Email Targets CU Tax Exemption; CU Trades Unimpressed

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 20, 2012

  Community bankers lobby says mistaken entry in bill "reignites the controversy."

• Reid’s Priorities May Decide MBL Fate in Lame Duck Session

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 14, 2012

  Credit union member business lending made a to-do list published Nov. 5 by the National Journal that originated from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) office.

• Election Results Will Dictate Lame Duck Priorities

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 6, 2012

  Credit union lobbyists agree that the way Congress approaches the post-election lame duck session will largely depend upon Tuesday’s outcomes.

• Step Up and Put the Fear of CUs into Bankers

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 2, 2012

  I’ve written about member business lending so many times that I’ve run out of new ways to get this column started. Just get it done already.