Vermont

• Vermont ‘Banking’ Dispute Prompts Industry Rally

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 12, 2012

  The Vermont clash over the words “bank” or “banking” widened last week as CUNA, two state leagues and credit union executives weighed in.

• Vermont ‘B’ Word Clash Draws New Industry Input

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 8, 2012

  Vermont clash over “bank” and “banking” widened Wednesday as CUNA, two state leagues and a New Jersey credit union weighed in.

• SAC FCU Breaks Ground on New HQ, Sets Expansion Plans

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 7, 2012

  Nebraska governor among dignitaries expected at Tuesday ceremony.

• South Carolina Federal Defends ‘Every Day is Bank Transfer Day’ Trademark in Vermont Dispute

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 6, 2012

  Palmetto State credit union's attorney asks Vermont regulator to ensure trademarked "Every Day is Bank Transfer Day" is protected.

• ‘Bank’ Case Hearing Set In Vermont

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 5, 2012

  Vermont’s regulator, now at the center of a bank-credit union scrap over the use of “bank” and “banking” in credit union advertising, last week set Aug. 22 as the date for a preliminary conference hearing on a proposed cease and desist order against the $600 million Vermont State Employees Credit...

• Vermont Regulator Sets Prelim. Hearing Date, Names Hearing Officer of ‘Bank’ Case

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 1, 2012

  Robert Simpson to hear VSECU 'banking' case.

• Vt. Regulator May Nix 'Banking' in CU Ads

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 30, 2012

  The banking industry’s longstanding effort to deter or prevent credit unions from using the words “bank” and “banking” in advertising was advanced to a new plateau last week with a proposed cease and desist order placed by the state’s top regulator on the $600 million Vermont State Employees Credit Union.

• Battle Over 'B' Word in Vermont Includes TV Debate

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 24, 2012

  The “Battle Over the B-Word” was heating up Tuesday with Vermont's top credit union regulator, bankers and the $600 million Vermont State Employees Credit Union.

• Editor's Column: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Credit Union World

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 22, 2012

  How words are banned, CUSOs are regulated and board members are and aren't appointed are some examples of a world gone mad.

• Editor's Column: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 22, 2012

  I was galled at the childishness of bankers in Vermont putting the regulator up to blocking a credit union from using the term “banking” in its marketing materials, and the state regulator for his, at best, naiveté. Readers had the same reaction as you can see from the comments posted...