Earlier this month we saw former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) come out of nowhere to handily win the Iowa Republican caucus, while freshman Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) both defeated the Clinton machine that previously seemed unstoppable.

At the end of 2006, former Editor Paul Gentile made a number of interesting predictions for credit unions in 2007.

ORLANDO, Fla.--Credit unions must bolster fee income while not increasing expenses, which can be accomplished through better service, Bill Strunk of Strunk & Associates said.

ORLANDO, Fla.--Credit unions need to learn to use equity more effectively, according to Sandler O'Neill Associate Director Peter Duffy during Credit Union Times' recent conference on non-interest income.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- One thing was clear from Credit Union Times recent conference on Non-Interest income: credit unions will not be relying on net interest margins as heavily as they have in the past.

ORLANDO, Fla.--Credit unions must bolster fee income while not increasing expenses, which can be accomplished through better service, Bill Strunk of Strunk & Associates said.

Upon NCUA's announcement of a 9.85% hike in the federal credit union operating fees at the recent November board meeting, NAFCU pointed out that the figure only accounts for the average credit union. The fees could range from 9.85% for a federal credit union with $1 million in assets to...

The national credit union trades are not quite sure what to make of the merger of two long-time credit union foes that joined forces this year.