ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Though the majority of NCUA's employees are still male, promotions at the agency do demonstrate the changing times, according to the agency's executive director, Len Skiles. "It does appear that the workforce of NCUA is changing and that is reflected in the pay raises to women," he explained. Of...

WASHINGTON-No matter how many times it is said, the public is reluctant to believe that money is not the most influential force in American politics. Kent Cooper, co-founder of TRKC, Inc.-an Internet technology consulting firm specializing assisting entities with campaign finance and disclosure projects-reminded attendees of NAFCU's Congressional Caucus last...

WASHINGTON-CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica earned $776,990 in total compensation last year, more than double of his trade association peers based on annual association budget, but he is in line with other financial services trade execs. According to the American Society of Association Executives' 2003 Association Executives Salary and...

WASHINGTON-The Treasury Department announced Sept. 18 that it would not be altering its final customer identification record retention requirements or reversing its decision on acceptance of foreign government identification cards. Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act requires credit unions and other financial institutions only keep record of the identification...

WASHINGTON-All three NCUA Board members travel the country and beyond touting the works of credit unions, but do they put their money where their mouth is? According to documents obtained by the Credit Union Times from the Office of Government Ethics, the regulating trio all have accounts open at credit...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Even though Hurricane Isabel did not seem to pack quite the punch the East Coast had braced for, NCUA has activated its disaster relief policy to help affected credit unions in the wake of the storm. According to NCUA's announcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated Delaware, Maryland,...

WASHINGTON-After working on a congressional campaign and as chief of staff afterward-notably for Florida Democrat Dan Mica-Rich McBride, CUNA's executive vice president and Washington chief of staff, became accustomed to working to get someone else in the spotlight while working on the sidelines. Over the years, McBride has had to...

WASHINGTON-The Senate Banking Committee last week passed a bill to permanently preempt states from creating consumer credit information sharing laws, provide strong identity theft protections, and bolster financial literacy. "There are certainly going to be additional requirements, but it will be well worth it. The balance is there," CUNA Vice...