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This will be the third NAFCU Annual Conference & Exhibition with Fred Becker as NAFCU's President/CEO. In his three years Becker has faced some challenging issues, namely having to stem a tide of federal-to-state charter conversions, which have slowed; and a problem with staff turnover, which has also slowed. Becker...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-While two new NCUA Board members were appointed at the end of January, with the Community Action Plan (CAP) issue still in play, everyone in the credit union community had a keen eye on the Democratic board appointee. A sigh of relief could be heard when newly-installed NCUA Board...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Sweltering summer days are not slowing down the competition one bit. From new partnerships to offering round-the-clock banking the competition is making the most of the summertime. Here is a glimpse at what they have lined up: * American Express has launched the American Express...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA Board Member JoAnn Johnson didn't move all the way from Iowa to be sitting pretty on the NCUA Board. She worked hard to get where she is and has no plans of being idle now. Hard work is something Johnson has never shied away from, she said. On...

Credit union and league involvement with investment services is widening, despite uncertainty over whether the SEC will extend their investment license exemption. Read about the initiatives some of them are taking on pages 20 & 21.

WARSAW, Poland -Poland is not yet a member of the European Union (EU), but there are enough indications that it will join, and credit unions in Poland's 10-year old movement are preparing for that day. Although some credit unions have been worried they would not be able to continue to...

SAN DIEGO - Much like the established shared branching connections that crisscross the country, CUSO Financial Services is slowly building a link for members to access investment services nationwide. The concept of a "shared investment network," is well underway with CFS, a San Diego-based broker dealer recently aligning with MediaMap,...

WARSAW, Poland -When Richard Woldt, a 30-year veteran of CUNA Mutual Group, spoke at a breakout session at the World Council of Credit Unions' Sixth International Leadership Institute, about how to handle terrorism in credit unions, he was aware that someone in the audience had been in a credit union...