Sherrod Brown

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  Though Not Named, Bank Bill Would Also Benefit Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 26, 2013

  Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer's bill doesn't mention credit unions but would provide some regulatory relief, trades say.

• Brown and Vitter Gift Small Bankers with Reg Relief Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 24, 2013

  Senate bill would end subsidies for the biggest banks and abandon Basel III for the smaller ones. Credit unions? Not mentioned.

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  Trailblazer Award: Political Action Honoree Thomas Renz Says He’s Always Been an Activist

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 27, 2013

  Thomas Renz, president and chief development officer for the $32 million Commodore Perry FCU, didn’t decide to become an activist when he appealed the credit union’s 2011 exam. Instead, the Credit Union Times 2013 Political Action Trailblazer Award winner contended that he’s always been one.

• NCUA Examiner Accused of Misconduct by Ohio CU

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 7, 2012

  Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union of Oak Harbor, Ohio, is awaiting a ruling from the NCUA’s Supervisory Review Committee regarding an exam appeal that alleges that an NCUA examiner harassed employees and retaliated against the credit union after it complained.

• Ohio CU Says NCUA Examiner Harrassed, Bullied, Retaliated

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 3, 2012

  The $32 million Commodore Perry FCU appeals exam findings after supervisors back agency staffer but offers to send different examiner next year.

• Corker Expresses Opposition to TAG Extension

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 8, 2012

  Banks hoping Congress will extend the FDIC’s Transaction Guarantee Program are facing opposition from Tennessee senator.

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  Ohio Senator Brown Pens Support for CU Tax Exemption

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 28, 2012

  The Ohio Credit Union League just received a hand-delivered letter from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in support of the tax exemption.

• Wright-Patt CEO Urges Balanced Regulation

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 10, 2011

  While the credit union model is the most effective one for helping middle-class citizens improve their financial health, government officials should enact policies to enable credit unions to do even more, Wright-Patt CU President/CEO Doug Fecher told a Senate panel.

• CFPB Nominee Cordray Gets Senate Panel Nod

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 10, 2011

  On a party-line vote, the Senate Banking Committee voted to confirm former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

• Senate Panel Approves Cordray Nomination to Head CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 6, 2011

  Panel votes along party lines.