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• Advocates are now more likely to reshape the applicable tax policy.

  By Tom Bengtson| BankNews@ For years, banking industry advocates have made the case that credit unions should be taxed on their income the same way banks are.

  By Tom Bengtson · BankNews

  Apr. 10, 2025

• Tradition Capital Bank expands by charity support, commercial focus

  By Tom Bengtson| BankNews@ Celebrities and volunteers pause for a photo at the "Taste Fore the Tour" event conducted in 2024 with the WM Phoenix Open PGA event. Tradition Capital Bank helped bring the event to Phoenix from the Twin Cities. The recently-held 2025 event raised money for the Boys and Girls Club of Arizona. Tradition Capital Bank of Wayzata, Minn., has expanded its support for a golf-themed charity event to Arizona to boost the community as well as its business.

  By Tom Bengtson · BankNews

  Apr. 01, 2025

• Advocates are now more likely to reshape the applicable tax policy.

  By Tom Bengtson| BankNews@ For years, banking industry advocates have made the case that credit unions should be taxed on their income the same way banks are.

  By Tom Bengtson · BankNews

  Apr. 10, 2025

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