American Bankers Association to fly in 1,000 members, CUNA expects 4,000 Thousands of credit union and bank executives will descend on Washington, D.C., at the same time later this month, visiting members of Congress and trying to break through a legislative tangle in which a bill they both support may be linked to a bill the bankers can’t abide. Ballentine Cheney “It’s just absolutely ridiculous,” said James Ballentine, executive vice president, congressional relations and political affairs for the American Bankers Association. “They’re willing to blow up their own package” just to defeat the credit union bill, said Bill Cheney, CEO of the Credit Union… Read More