Sens. Mike Johanns, (R-Neb.) and David Vitter (R-La.), Federal Housing Administration Commissioner David Stevens and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills have been added to the list of speakers for NAFCU's Congressional Caucus.

A short-term annoyance but not a huge burden in the grand scheme of things.

Following Senate confirmation by unanimous consent, Deborah Matz faces a large and complicated list of challenges as chair of the NCUA at a critical time for the credit union movement.

In normal times, the behind-the-scenes workings of the Federal Reserve might not have the makings of a drama-filled novel-like book.

NCUA Chairman Designate Deborah Matz is scheduled to be sworn in at 2:00 p.m. next Monday at the agency's headquarters in Alexandria, Va.

In another sign that the economy isn't out of the woods yet, housing starts fell 1% last month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 581,000 in July, the Commerce Department reported today.

CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica today asked NCUA Chairman Michael E. Fryzel to ask his examiners to take no enforcement actions against credit unions trying to comply with the 21-day notice rule for open-end credit accounts.

The status of federal and state regulations, proposals to overhaul the credit union system and a celebration of the 100th anniversary of credit unions in the United States are all topics of NASCUS' State System Summit in Boston this week.