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The CARES Act included economic stimulus packages of $349 billion for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and modified the existing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EID)… Read More »CARES ACT – Cooperative Eligibility
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT). The CARES Act provided an economic… Read More »Cooperatives May Qualify for Benefits Under CARES Act
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The following article is reprinted with permission from Cooperative Grocer, March/April 2018.
AHC attorney Roland Hall was recently interviewed for an article on the trend toward more transparency and openness in cooperative governance. The article appeared in the July/August issue of the National Cooperative Business Association’s Cooperative Business Journal. Read More »AHC Attorney Discusses Cooperative Governance and Transparency Issues
Some electric cooperatives consider consumers’ credit scores in reviewing their applications for electric service. Cooperatives that sponsor financing programs for their members may review members’ credit scores as well. The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Reserve Board recently made changes to the Risk-Based Pricing Rule (the “Rule”) that will now require cooperatives to disclose credit score information to consumers and members in certain situations.Read More »Substantial Changes To Required Credit Notices to Consumers
On March 7, 2011, the NRTC announced that it would offer a wireless AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) system to its members from Sensus.
The article discusses current cooperative practices, examines the state open access and open records law applicable to public entities, and, for those cooperatives interested in developing open access policies, provides guidance on drafting such policies.
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