Finer Points » Credit Unions

Every now and then we have the chance to stand up for what’s right against powerful forces. As the legacy of a group of colonists who stared down and defeated the world’s greatest empire, it�...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/standing-up-to-a-reckless-regulator/

It’s something ICBA and the community banking industry say all the time: community banks are the nation’s leading small-business lenders. And the numbers back it up. While community banks mak...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/study-affirms-community-banks-small-biz-leadership/

The United States has three branches of government to prevent any one from having too much power. The tax-exempt credit union industry apparently skipped this civics lesson because it obviously d...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/lets-put-a-stop-to-credit-union-end-run-around-congress/

Last week’s ICBA Washington Policy Summit showed once again that community bankers are not only willing to go the extra mile—they’re even grateful for the privilege. With nearly 1,000 commu...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/community-bankers-to-washington-lets-work-together-to-get-the-job-done/

In case you hadn’t noticed, the credit union industry has been making a big deal lately about its own tax subsidy. The credit unions have led a social media campaign that urges policymakers: �...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/credit-unions-farm-credit-system-should-be-weaned-from-taxpayer-subsidies/

With the 113th Congress’ committee assignments and leadership structures in place, the legislative wheels for the next two years of policymaking are beginning to turn. While headlines are cente...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/stage-is-set-for-key-congressional-battles/

Regarding the credit union push to more than double their commercial lending authority—TAX FREE—let me offer these examples. Two financial institutions sit across the town square from each ot...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/credit-union-debate-a-matter-of-equity/

The “industry” to which the above headline refers is the credit union industry. Even they are stunned. But we bankers aren’t. We have known for years where credit union “profits” go—o...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/denver-credit-union-ceo-david-maus-11-million-pay-package-stuns-industry/

In case you’d forgotten, the nation’s credit unions have been making the rounds in Washington in recent weeks. There were about 5,000 credit union representatives on Capitol Hill just a coupl...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/remember-this-a-long-history-of-credit-union-mission-creep/

It’s official: The nation’s credit unions get to have their tax-exempt cake and eat it too! Federal regulators last Friday afternoon announced a multi-billion-dollar bailout of the credit uni...

https://camfine.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/credit-unions-having-their-cake-and-eating-it-too/