WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The votes are in and the conversion battle at Columbia Credit Union is the story of the year for '04, according to a Credit Union Times' online voting poll. Some 28% of voters selected the Columbia story. Coming in second was "Continued banker attacks", followed by "Plethora of high-profile leadership changes." The full results are below: "What was the biggest story of the year?" *Charter conversion battle at Columbia CU
27.84% *Continued banker attacks (Utah once again, bankers unite)
17.96% *Plethora of high-profile leadership changes (Dennis Dollar, Mike Kitchen, Brian McDonnell, etc.)
14.67% *Check 21 ushers in potential of electronic image exchange
8.38% *Capital developments (GAO finds alternative capital not needed, JoAnn Johnson's proposed capital changes)
5.99% *Labor dispute at CUNA Mutual Group
5.69% *Strong congressional support for tax-exemption and CURIA
5.39% *Failed mergers: Portland Teachers CU/Oregon Community CU and North Dakota and South Dakota Leagues
5.09% *CU business services boom (new CUSOs, more SBA activity)
5.09% *Credit/debit/ATM arena developments (AMEX and Discover now in the game, ATM network moves, Wal-Mart case fallout)
3.89% Total votes:
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