HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Faced with 4,100 square-feet of empty lease space in its new headquarters building, FAA First Federal Credit Union did what any business would do - it catered to the local economy. In Los Angeles, that's entertainment - and for the past two years, CBS's top-rated CSI: Miami...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - The search is on. The California Credit Union League CEO Search Committee has begun the tremendous task of replacing long-term CEO David L. Chatfield, who will retire April 1, 2006. It would seem the League is standing at the edge of a crucial precipice in its...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers are proposing legislation that would require credit union employees to report known or suspected elder abuse to authorities. While credit unions don't dispute the importance of the intent of the measures, they take issue with the penalties for lack of compliance - failure to do...

LAS VEGAS - Leave it to a Las Vegas-based credit union serving the gaming industry to gamble on members with ChexSystems records. WestStar Credit Union, which serves employees of casinos and other gaming companies, found the odds were stacked against a traditional checking account program effectively serving their members. In...

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Southern California Postal Credit Union is using a payday loan product as an opportunity to build financial security for members, despite the service's traditionally negative reputation. The $65 million, 4,000-member CU realized a need for this type of service when branch staff reported members were regularly...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - What started as local coverage of a new branch opening at Altura CU last week snowballed into an illegal immigration protest covered by CNN. Altura Credit Union (formerly known as Riverside County's CU), which serves Riverside and San Diego counties in California, as well as select communities...