Utah Bankers Association

• Bankers Form a New Super PAC

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 15, 2012

  Former credit union lobbyist Marvin Umholtz said the industry shouldn’t fear a new banker super PAC, saying the Friends of Traditional Banking PAC, will function “more like a scalpel than a battle axe.”

• League, Bank Chief Clash on TV Show

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  December 4, 2011

  The topic for a morning Salt Lake City talk show may have been the impact of Bank Transfer Day, but the head of the Utah Bankers Association quickly converted the pre-Thanksgiving broadcast to an assault on the credit union tax exemption.

• Utah Bank/CU Trade Chiefs Exchange BTD Barbs on TV News Show

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  November 28, 2011

  "Good Morning Utah" segment featured several sharp exchanges between Utah Bankers Association, Credit Union Association heads.

• Regional Leagues Face New Scrutiny

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 27, 2011

  The churning debate on the form, methods and cost of conveying the industry’s advocacy message through the state league network undergoes more scrutiny this week as yet another group of leagues tie the knot this Friday to officially organize the Denver-based Mountain West Credit Union Association.

• Utah League Urges Caution on Consumer Debt

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 7, 2010

  With a rise in foreclosures and delinquency filings, Utah apparently has become a late blooming sand state,

• Chartway FCU Looking for More Merger Partners

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  January 4, 2010

  With its NCUA Utah merger deal under its belt, the $1.5 billion Chartway Federal Credit Union of Virginia is still bent on scouting out more struggling CUs in the West and Midwest for possible acquisition.