Republican Party

• LaTourette’s Retirement Takes Remaining H.R. 1151 Co-Author Out of Congress

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 31, 2012

  Another credit union friend in Congress calls is quits.

• House Kills FSA 'Use-or-Lose' Rule

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 8, 2012

  Despite a White House veto threat, the House on Thursday approved amending a 28-year-old rule requiring flexible spending account users to forfeit unused balances

• Credit Unions Win Big in State Primaries; Former Arrowhead CU Exec Falters

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 6, 2012

  Credit union-backed candidates didn’t win them all in Tuesday’s state primaries, but the industry did score some major wins in California and New Mexico.

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  CEO Biker Packs Pedal for Charities

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 29, 2012

  From Illinois to Virginia, credit union executives have been putting the rubber to the road this spring, joining a host of local and national bike marathons and in the process contributing to successful charity fundraisers.

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  Team Little Guy Rides Again in North Carolina

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 8, 2012

  Tarheel State credit union CEOs planning 366-mile jaunt up the seaboard as part of East Coast charity bike run by Vermont cooperative.

• Editor’s Column: Regs Must Protect and Serve

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 29, 2012

  In life you depend on a lot of people. Your family and friends, your doctor and your banker, for example. They’re there to keep you healthy, and even sane at times, and your important belongings safe. These people in your life have been there with you and worked to earn...

• Hey CFPB, Don't Add to Barriers to Member Service

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 26, 2012

  Regulatory burden has credit union staffers crossing Ts instead of cross selling.

• Dodd-Frank, CFPB Targeted in House Financial Services Committee Vote

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 19, 2012

  Under the guise of deficit reduction, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have voted to roll back four provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

• Political Playground Push

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 9, 2012

  Playgrounds at children’s hospitals in North Carolina and Florida will be renovated in coming weeks by CUNA and a partner in honor of the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer.

• CUNA to Upgrade Play Areas at Convention City Hospitals

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 15, 2012

  Effort at Tampa Bay, Charlotte hospitals continues tradition of "leave-behind" projects by credit unions at sites of Democratic, Republican national conventions.