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WASHINGTON-While NAFCU and NASCUS had staked out their claims in the overhead transfer rate debate, CUNA's position, representing both state chartered, federally-insured and federal chartered credit unions, called for more delicate handling. CUNA Associate General Counsel Mary Dunn said, "[The overhead transfer rate issue] is driving a wedge between state...

WASHINGTON-The Senate Approp- riations Committee approved the VA-HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations bill setting the borrowing cap for the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) and granting funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) Program. The CLF borrowing authority, which has no...

ONTARIO, Calif. - While the IRS is handing out advanced tax refund checks, the CO-OP Network is offering members more surcharge-free ATMs. Through an agreement with St. Paul, Minnesota-based Access Cash International, Inc., a provider of self-service financial products, CO-OP Network's nine million cardholders now have 12,000 surcharge-free ATMs in...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - After about seven months of conducting an executive search, the $3.7 billion Mid-States Corporate FCU has found its new CEO in the CEO's office of another corporate - Georgia Central CU. Georgia Central's CEO, Dave Preter, will succeed long-time Mid-States Corporate FCU President/CEO Don Finn, who announced...

Looking back four years ago, finds NCUA Chairman Norman D'Amours warning attendees at the 30th annual NAFCU Conference & Exhibition that the next battle with bankers will be over taxation. "The answer to the FOM problem as posed by the lawsuit, is consumer choice. But the real problem is taxation....

ATLANTA - Can a member be guaranteed 100% satisfaction with their check order? John Harland Company says they can. The company has introduced Performance GuaranteeT that allows consumers who have a problem with their check order to call a dedicated toll-free number to speak directly with a Harland representative. Harland...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Clarke American Checks was the sole recipient of the 2001 Texas Award for Performance Excellence from the Quality Texas Foundation at the Texas Quest for Excellence Conference in Richardson, Texas on June 20. Based on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award criteria and process, the Texas...

Financial Network Investment Corporation, an investment and insurance provider, has named Stephen B. Benton, senior vice president of its financial institution division. Clarke American, a provider of checks and innovative products and services, has named Steven C. Wilson associate director of marketing for its credit union division.