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• Gingrich Slips Up on CU Knowledge

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 22, 2012

  How quickly he forgot. Newt Gingrich was once crucial to helping credit unions pass a major bill on Capitol Hill. But during a recent GOP presidential debate, he seemed confused about what credit unions are all about.

• Democratic Senators Push to Give States the Right to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 11, 2011

  Federal credit unions could be subject to additional caps on credit card interest rates if a group of Democratic senators gets its way

• PSECU Takes Long, Steady Path Toward Political Clout

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 2, 2011

  Since the earliest days of American history, concerns about tax policy have prompted individuals and groups to express their opinions, sometimes in dramatic ways. The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union has never dumped tea into a harbor, but its political awakening began when Congress considered imposing taxes on credit unions.

• Judge Rules PenFed Lawsuit Must Stay in State Court

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 9, 2011

  A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that Pentagon Federal Credit Union can't have a lawsuit transferred from state to federal court by making a claim that it is not a corporate citizen of a state.

• Federal Judge Rules FCUs Can't Claim Citizenship to Gain Access to Federal Courts

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 31, 2011

  A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) can't have a law suit transferred from state to federal court by making a claim that it is not a corporate citizen of a state.

• Elections Shook the CU Landscape on Capitol Hill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 22, 2010

  Credit unions lost one of their strongest congressional allies this year and will have to deal with more Republicans in both the House and Senate next year.

• Potential Powers Are Dangerous

  December 22, 2010

  NCUA is calling on Congress to extend the statute of limitations for bringing charges against officers and directors of failed credit unions. What's troubling

• Trust and Credibility Are Key to Winning Lawmakers' Support

  By Eileen Courter  |  December 8, 2010

  Understanding a lawmaker's stance on various issues is important. But you also need to know personal details, such as the fact his or her daughter just got admitted to a first-rank college.

• Divided Government May Provide Opportunities for CUs

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 17, 2010

  Thanks to the voters' decisions earlier this month, after a two-year hiatus we will be able to find out.

• CU Backed Republican Blunt Wins; Democrats Feingold, Pomeroy, Spratt All Lose

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 2, 2010

  GOP Rep. Roy Blunt, on whose behalf CUNA's PAC spent $152,500 in independent expenditures, won an open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri. CUNA's PAC also gave Blunt's campaign $10,000 and NAFCU's PAC gave it $1,000.