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        "uri": "/2015/05/15/are-credit-unions-really-achieving-their-mission/",
        "title": "Are Credit Unions Really Achieving Their Mission?",
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        "prettyDate": "May 15, 2015",
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        "summary": "It's time for credit unions to turn their focus to members of modest means.",
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        "uri": "/2015/05/11/are-credit-unions-achieving-their-mission/",
        "title": "Are Credit Unions Achieving Their Mission?",
        "byline": " Bill Brooks ",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "May 11, 2015",
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        "summary": "It's time for credit unions to turn their focus to members of modest means.",
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        "uri": "/2015/01/12/monsters-under-the-bed/",
        "title": "Monsters Under the Bed?",
        "byline": " Bill Brooks ",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "January 12, 2015",
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        "summary": "Who needs a board and management when the NCUA can manage credit unions remotely through regs like RBC?",
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        "uri": "/2013/01/23/usury-endorsed-by-the-government-is-repugnant/",
        "title": "Usury Endorsed by the Government Is Repugnant",
        "byline": "Bill Brooks",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "January 23, 2013",
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        "summary": "Usury is pernicious at best, but government-endorsed usury lite helping people in dire financial straits is flat out repugnant. There is just no justification for participation in this vile activity. Government sanctioned usury lite is still hurtful to the downtrodden. There is never a valid reason to do the wrong...",
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        "uri": "/2012/09/24/letter-the-matz-blaine-feud-obscures-real-problems/",
        "title": "Letter: The Matz-Blaine Feud Obscures Real Problems",
        "byline": "Bill Brooks",
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        "prettyDate": "September 24, 2012",
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        "summary": "The Matz-Blaine tense exchange at the NASCUS Summit wastes valuable time and energy that should be better used to address real problems facing fellow citizens. (Matz Announces Low-Income Initiative, Sept. 12 issue, page 10.)",
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        "title": "To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Is that the Question?: Opinion",
        "byline": "Bill Brooks",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 24, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "CAMEL scores are an NCUA cathartic to purge troublemakers and leave only the peace-loving, brain-dead, grade-grubbing teacher pets that they wish to control with the assignment of a grade.",
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        "uri": "/2012/09/24/to-disclose-or-not-to-disclose-is-that-the-questio/",
        "title": "To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Is that the Question?",
        "byline": " Bill Brooks ",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "September 24, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "CAMEL scores are an NCUA cathartic to purge troublemakers and leave only the peace-loving, brain-dead, grade-grubbing teacher pets that they wish to control with the assignment of a grade.",
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        "uri": "/2012/09/24/to-disclose-or-not-to-disclose-is-that-the-questio/",
        "title": "To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Is that the Question?: Opinion",
        "byline": " Bill Brooks ",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 24, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "CAMEL scores are an NCUA cathartic to purge troublemakers and leave only the peace-loving, brain-dead, grade-grubbing teacher pets that they wish to control with the assignment of a grade.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/01/23/serving-the-unbanked-how-credit-unions-can-become/",
        "title": "Serving the Unbanked: How Credit Unions Can Become Part of the Solution",
        "byline": " Bill Brooks ",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "January 23, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "Treasury Department ignores credit unions in considering expanding bank and non-bank facilities powers.",
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        "uri": "/2011/12/22/missed-opportunities-are-a-crying-shame/",
        "title": "Missed Opportunities are a Crying Shame",
        "byline": "Bill Brooks",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "December 22, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "\"It's a Wonderful Life\" offers credit unions a sharp lesson on HOME ownership.",
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