In the post-holiday haze, we've watched Washington turn up the volume on the amount of really outrageous decisions and actions coming from our elected (and unelected) officials. I like my nation's capital like I like my monuments: Cold with a few cracks in it, but otherwise stable and with a sno-cone vendor nearby.
What I can't handle – or maybe I'm too easily distracted – are the consistent waves of crazy news from top to bottom. If I had a full-time staff of 25 people, we could maybe keep up with all of the regulatory issues, decisions, votes and backstories that are playing out across this administration and the agencies built to support our credit unions and members. Alas, there are days where we have to pick and choose the stories because, "There's just so much happening, so fast," said me on several calls.
Let me fill you in on one of those issues/areas where I hope to get in even deeper as the year goes on: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, also known as the CFPB, or as some in the credit union space call it, "That f**king agency!"
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
