ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a small ceremony on August 31, acting NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar presented Shiloh of Alexandria Federal Credit Union (SAFCU) with a charter expansion from a church based credit union to encompass the entire Parker Gray section of Alexandria, Va., which is often referred to as the "inner city."...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard the appeal of the field of membership (FOM) case brought by the American Bankers Association (ABA) against NCUA. Michael Robinson, attorney for the Department of Justice, represented NCUA in court. "I don't see any reason, based on...
WASHINGTON - At some points too choked up to speak, political powerhouse and former Senate Banking Committee Chairman Phil Gramm (R-Texas) announced recently that he would not be seeking re-election to the Senate when his term expires after 2002. Gramm is a close ally with credit unions. As just one...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a letter to credit unions (01-FCU-05), NCUA reiterated its new risk-based examination policy. The new policy is expected to yield considerable savings to the agency and credit unions. Credit unions which are considered low-risk to the insurance fund will be examined twice every three years rather than annually....
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The NCUA Board released its key suggestions for regulatory relief contained in a letter to House Financial Services Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) last week. Oxley wrote letters to each of the federal financial institution regulators last month requesting recommendations for regulatory relief, which he is expected to parlay into...
WASHINGTON-NAFCU reiterated a few areas of concern regarding the Renaissance Commission recommendations during the most recent meeting of the National Credit Union Legislative and Regulatory Coordinating Council last week. The Coordinating Council was conceived during the H.R. 1151 battle and was scheduled to meet quarterly, but the frequency of meetings...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After graduating high school, NCUA Information Specialist Cherie Umbel got married and had children, as many women of her generation did. When the marriage did not last, Umbel was forced to enter the full-time working world as a single mother with just a high school diploma. Fortunately, in September...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Rather than wait for Congress to decide bankruptcy abuse reform measures that have been debated for four congressional sessions now, credit unions are doing what they can to help members avoid bankruptcy and help themselves at the same time. A recent report (See story page 3) indicated that bankruptcy...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- Last quarter, April 1 through June 30, bankruptcy filings rose 24.5% over the same period last year, making it the highest quarterly period ever for bankruptcies, according to data by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Filings increased from 321,729 in the second quarter of 2000 to...
WASHINGTON - NAFCU has made its regulatory relief wish list known, and it's nothing like CUNA's. In a letter to Acting NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar, NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker provided the regulator with a list of reforms the trade association would like to propose for a regulatory relief...
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