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By Claude R. Marx |
April 20, 2011
Credit unions are on alert about the fate of their tax-exempt status as a result of President Obama’s speech outlining his deficit reduction strategy.
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By Claude R. Marx |
April 13, 2011
CUNA Presdent/CEO Bill Cheney and NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker run rival groups but often talk about issues of importance to the credit union industry.
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By Claude R. Marx |
March 23, 2011
Credit unions and other opponents of the Federal Reserve’s proposed rule capping debit interchange fees received good news last week when bills to delay the rule’s implementation were introduced in the Senate and House.
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By Claude R. Marx |
February 9, 2011
The ink is barely dry on the financial overhaul bill and already some lawmakers and interest groups are looking at ways to tweak it.
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By Claude R. Marx |
January 26, 2011
If a journey of 1,000 miles does begin with one step, then NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz's letter to Congress on supplemental capital could be the beginning of a long trip.
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By Claude R. Marx |
January 12, 2011
With their new majority in the House, Republicans are vowing to keep a close eye on regulators, and the Federal Reserve's regulation of interchange could well be one of the lawmakers' top priorities.
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By Claude R. Marx |
December 15, 2010
Say farewell to the wisecracking, brainy lawmaker from suburban Boston and say hello to the soft-spoken, courtly former lumber company owner and trial lawyer from Birmingham, Ala.
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 17, 2010
Thanks to the voters' decisions earlier this month, after a two-year hiatus we will be able to find out.
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 10, 2010
When Congress returns, credit unions can expect fewer consumer bills, tweaking the financial overhaul bill and new leaders of House and Senate committees that oversee credit unions.
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By Claude R. Marx |
September 8, 2010
As the fall campaign season kicks into high gear, CUNA's political action committee has $1 million in its coffers for upcoming political activities.
