CUNA hires former CEO as lobbyist
- May 12, 2011 |
- CEO Update
The $51 million-revenue Credit Union National Association has hired former CEO Dan Mica to lobby on its behalf, with an eye toward beefing up opposition to the limit on swipe fees. Mica was president and CEO of CUNA for 14 years before he stepped down in July to launch his own consulting firm. Current CEO Bill Cheney replaced Mica. Mica, a former five-term Democratic congressman from Florida, was retained primarily because of his deep knowledge of proposed federal rules limiting interchange fees for debit card transactions, the top near-term priority for the association, Mark Wolff, CUNAs senior vice president of communications, said in an email. Wolff also said the… Read More