WASHINGTON -- CUNA and NAFCU contend that a measure introduced last week in the Senate to cap interchange fees would hurt credit unions and make credit less available to consumers.

WASHINGTON -- CUNA and NAFCU contend that a measure introduced last week in the Senate to cap interchange fees would hurt credit unions and make credit less available to consumers.

WASHINGTON -- Legislation to limit credit card transaction fees would reduce costs to consumers and make the overall system fairer, says the Food Marketing Institute.

WASHINGTON -- The CUNA Mutual Group Board of Directors has elected a retired consultant and a credit union president to its board.

WASHINGTON -- The CUNA Mutual Group Board of Directors has elected a retired consultant and a credit union president to its board.

WASHINGTON -- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank expressed optimism Thursday that the House will pass some kind of regulatory reform measure for credit unions this year.

WASHINGTON -- Citizens Community Credit Union President and CEO Darwin Brokke told lawmakers Thursday that programs exist for Native Americans to get loans to tide them over during hard times and avoid using payday lenders.

WASHINGTON -- Federally insured credit unions are financially "strong and healthy,'' despite an increase in delinquency among real estate loans reflecting the current state of the economy, NCUA Board Chairman JoAnn Johnson told lawmakers Thursday.