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• Senate Hearing Will Address Secondary Mortgage Market Reform

  May 14, 2013

  Panel to take up housing finance reform with a focus on private investments.

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  113th Congress Day One: NAFCU and Military Coalition Defend Tax Exemption

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 4, 2013

  Trade group hits the Hill as Congress begins new session.

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  After Obama Re-Election, Trades Focused on Lame Duck Session

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 19, 2012

  While President Obama won a resounding victory in his re-election quest, credit union trade groups celebrated their successes in the congressional races and turned their attention to the Congress’s lame duck session.

• Senate Democrats Firming Up Committee Assignments

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 14, 2012

  Although some of the names are still unofficial, party choices for Senate committees that affect credit unions are starting to emerge.

• New Friends, Old Allies Triumph

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 14, 2012

  A roundup of Nov. 6 results from the credit union industry perspective.

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  CUNA Finds a Campaign Niche in Playing ‘Nice’

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 14, 2012

  CUNA’s political team harnessed the power of nice and the credit union member vote in two key races, spending nearly half a million PAC dollars on positive partisan communications that the trade association’s leaders say is the wave of the future.

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  Credit Union-Backed Senate Candidates Win

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 12, 2012

  Credit unions and their PACs were winners in the 2012 elections.

• Trades Tally PAC Support

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 31, 2012

  Credit union trade associations have entered the 2012 election homestretch, with both CUNA and NAFCU confirming PAC spending figures reported by the Federal Election Commission and website OpenSecrets.org.

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  5 Congressional Races Credit Unions Should Watch

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 26, 2012

  Here’s a rundown of the top five races that could have an effect on credit union support in Congress.

• CUNA On Pace to Spend $4 Million on 2012 Elections

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 23, 2012

  About $600,000 in independent expenditures have been spent on four close congressional races.