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• Mass. CU Links Up Community Financial Center

  By David Morrison  |  February 15, 2012

  Metro Credit Union has partnered with five organizations in its home community of Chelsea to bring financial and employment services to lower-income residents.

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  In a First, Interchange Gained Federal Regulation

  By David Morrison, Claude R. Marx  |  December 18, 2011

  This year saw a regulation capping the interchange card issuers were able to earn on a debit card transaction come into effect for the first time in history.

• Senate Rejects Cordray as CFPB Head

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 8, 2011

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains officially leaderless.

• Obama Urges Senate to Confirm Cordray As CFPB Head

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 6, 2011

  President invokes reformist legacy of Theodore Roosevelt in Kansas speech.

• CUs Join in South Dakota Underserved Banking Project

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  November 29, 2011

  Rapid City project part of national effort by League of U.S. Cities.

• House Dems Urge Senate GOP To Allow Vote On Head Of CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 18, 2011

  House lawmakers ask Senate Minority Leader McConnell to allow a vote.

• Senate Panel Approves Cordray Nomination to Head CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 6, 2011

  Panel votes along party lines.

• Elizabeth Warren Returning to Harvard

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 27, 2011

  It may be one of the few times when a faculty position at Harvard Law School is a consolation prize

• Schaefer Supports Strong Consumer Protection, Caution in Dealing with CUs

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 19, 2011

  Truliant FCU president/CEO testifies at Senate Banking Committee hearing on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

• NCUA Unveils Payday Loan Rules; Matz Urges Caution

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 5, 2010

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Federal credit union alternatives to payday loans could range from $200 to $1,000,