The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has granted conditional approval to a Colorado credit union to serve marijuana businesses.
To win the approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Four Corner Credit Union had to modify its business plan to only serve individuals and companies that support legalized marijuana, not state-licensed dispensaries.
Four Corner Credit Union sued the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City three years ago.
However, before the credit union becomes fully operational, it will have to obtain deposit insurance. The National Credit Union Administration has previously rejected Fourth Corner’s application.
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Definitely part of the original intent of Congress.
ReplyDeleteMost def a cu serving folks of modest means.
Surely worthy of a federal tax exemption.
The "original" intent? The original intent of Congress was NO interstate banking. That changed in the 1980s. If CUs have to go back to 1930's Congressional intent, then banks must also return to original Congressional intent.
ReplyDeleteTypical convenient thinking of credit union sheep.
DeletePull out the bank card, like Pavlov s dog.
No one said don’t let credit unions expand and grow on the exact same basis as banks.
All for it.
Exact same basis means remove the federal tax exemption.
“I want it all but don’t want to pay taxes”.
The whining credit union battle cry.
Please stop the insults. My comment about interstate banking. What did the banks pay to get that right? In fact, CUs had to pay with financial privacy regulations because US Bank screwed up. We got additional regulations while banks got additional powers for the additional regulations.
DeleteI am for credit unions paying taxes IF AND ONLY IF we get full banking powers. Credit unions should not be screwed by the banking industry like the S&Ls in the 1950s. Full taxes for full powers.
when credit unions get taxed (when not if), it will come with full powers.
Deletethe cu "me and my goodness against the world and its badness" is tiring, useless and not true.
I am glad you have faith in the US Senate which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the banking industry.
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