Michael Barr

• NCUA and Other Agencies Gear Up for Dodd-Frank Act Enforcement

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 11, 2010

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probably won't be up and running until early next year, but the NCUA, other agencies and the credit union trade associations are already starting to gear up.

• Obama, Denouncing 'Tricks' and 'Traps,' Signs Reg Overhaul Bill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 28, 2010

  Saying he wants a system where financial services institutions "compete on price and quality, not on tricks and not on traps,"

• New Legislation Takes Aim at Sleazy Auto Dealers Near Military Bases

  By Lindsey Siegriest  |  June 16, 2010

  In the movies and on TV they're easily recognizable by the plaid coat, slicked back hair and too-good-to-be-true sales pitch.

• Trades and CU Execs Wage Capitol Hill War in Interchange Restrictions

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 9, 2010

  From the halls of the Treasury Department to town meetings in the states, credit unions and their allies began the last

• Trades Focus on Interchange During Reg Reconciliation

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 2, 2010

  WASHINGTON -- For credit unions, the upcoming House-Senate conference committee on the financial regulatory overhaul is coming down largely to interchange fee regulation.

• On-Site Coverage: Administration Not Taking Sides in Interchange Battle

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 26, 2010

  WASHINGTON -- If credit unions hope to kill the provisions to further regulate interchange fees in the financial regulation bill they will have to do it with the administration sitting on the sidelines.

• Goldstein Gets Recess Appointment for Key Treasury Post

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 29, 2010

  Frustrated by months of congressional inaction, President Obama on Saturday made a recess appointment of Jeffrey Goldstein as undersecretary of treasury for domestic finance.

• Barr: Consumer Agency Will Help Credit Unions

  March 3, 2010

  WASHINGTON -- The top Treasury Department official on credit unions said that the proposed agency to regulate consumer financial products will give credit unions a more stable regulatory environment in which to operate.

• On-Site Coverage: Barr Says Consumer Agency Will Help Credit Unions

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 23, 2010

  WASHINGTON -- The top Treasury Department official on credit unions said today that the proposed agency to regulate consumer financial products will give credit unions a more stable regulatory environment in which to operate.