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• Vermont Regulator Welcomes Compromise in ‘Bank’ Flap

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 21, 2012

  Hearing on proposed cease-and-desist order set for Wednesday.

• ‘Bank’ Case Hearing Set In Vermont

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 5, 2012

  Vermont’s regulator, now at the center of a bank-credit union scrap over the use of “bank” and “banking” in credit union advertising, last week set Aug. 22 as the date for a preliminary conference hearing on a proposed cease and desist order against the $600 million Vermont State Employees Credit...

• Vermont Occupiers Spin New National Idea

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 2, 2012

  Group considers taking 'Members for Credit Union Democracy' idea nationwide.

• Vermont Regulator Sets Prelim. Hearing Date, Names Hearing Officer of ‘Bank’ Case

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 1, 2012

  Robert Simpson to hear VSECU 'banking' case.

• Occupy Activists See Progress in Vermont Federal Talks

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 5, 2012

  Credit union finding common ground with activists.

• Transfer Day Founder Thanks Industry, Scorns Vermont Attack

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 25, 2012

  Eight months after Bank Transfer Day, Kristen Christian, its California founder, reiterated her gratitude to both industry leaders as well as frontline staffers for providing her a life-changing appreciation of credit unions, something that she said has made her a better American.

• Occupy Activist: First Vermont Federal Board Meeting ‘Went Well’

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 22, 2012

  Eric Davis, the Occupy activist who was elected to the board of the $346 million Vermont Federal Credit Union board, has attended his first meeting.

• Occupy Member Elected to Vermont Credit Union

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 18, 2012

  Vermont’s fourth largest credit union, the $346 million Vermont Federal Credit Union, may be charting new ground in dealing with the Occupy movement. It now has a Burlington activist on its board.

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  BTD Founder Christian Thanks Industry, Rebuffs Vermont Occupy Jab

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 14, 2012

  Bank Transfer Day founder Kristen Christian says she's grateful to the credit union industry while a Vermont Occupy activist says the credit is misplaced.

• Occupy Activist Elected to Vermont Federal Board

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 13, 2012

  University of Vermont research assistant wins spot on credit union board after contested, publicized campaign.