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Rear View Mirror Reflections From The Steering Committee

Credit Union Journal, The, September, 2003

In 1998, Dan Mica was relatively new not just to CUNA but to credit unions AFCU President Ken Robinson, now retired, was a long-time veteran of the group that has been a rival to CUNA for even longer. But both were thrown together by events of the time and the threat to credit unions in the courts in Congress.

Below is the last installment in a four-part series highlighting the recollections of those involved in the Campaign for Consumer Choice as the Credit Union Membership Access Act marks its fifth anniversary.

1. What strikes you most as you look at where credit unions are now versus five years ago?

Robinson: Five years ago was a very worrisome time for credit unions CUA was plowing new ground for fields of membership but application and approval...

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