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ARLINGTON, Va. - Credit unions in the Midwest are interpreting a broad range of legislative and regulatory issues as they look ahead to legislative sessions that will get underway in the weeks and months ahead. In particular, state chartered credit unions are examining how they can keep pace with the...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Credit unions serving the aerospace industry plan to do what they can to assist what could be hundreds of thousands of laid-off aerospace workers. The airline industry has been the industry most decimated by the terrorist attacks, losing billions of dollars since the tragedy. This...

NEW YORK - New York City rescue workers busy working round-the-clock digging through rubble and putting their own lives on the line in hopes of finding survivors from September 11's terrorist attack have had enough on their minds - and not enough time - to think about going home for...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - This country is two islands each with its own character. They are a paradise for tourists. However, for the credit union industry there, rumors are flying that their governing agency may change, according to Penelope A. Beckles, President of Eastern Credit Union Co-operative...

This issue includes a number of feature stories with a CUNA or NAFCU slant since it was slated to be distributed at CUNA's Annual Symposium and NAFCU's Congressional Caucus. Due to the cancellations of these much-anticipated events (see story on this page), this issue will unfortunately not make the rounds...

WASHINGTON-Financial Services Committee Ranking Member John LaFalce (D-N.Y.) announced that he is preparing legislation aimed at raising funds needed to respond to the terrorist attacks, which shook New York City and rattled the Pentagon two weeks ago. The legislation authorizes bonds to be issued to aid in recovery operations, humanitarian...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Created to protect financial institutions against loss of or damage to collateral on which they hold a lien, collateral protection insurance was intended to be a good thing. Texas credit unions, however, have only halfheartedly embraced this coverage because of a growing consumer trend toward class...

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Liberty Enterprises has designated $5 per order of two special check styles to support disaster recovery efforts for the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. The checks will be available for sale by all of the company's nearly 5,000 credit union clients, as...