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ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a letter to credit unions (01-FCU-06), NCUA said that an FDIC-sponsored financial education program, called `Money Smart' is a good guide for credit unions to offer their members. Though the program is not credit union specific, because there are not copyright restrictions, it may be adapted to better...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Veterans or relative newcomers, CEOs seem to share a lot of basic attitudes toward issues facing credit unions today: field of membership expansion, CUSOs, growing competition, the role of credit union boards, and looming challenges. To learn CEOs' opinions on some important issues facing credit...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, NCUA was required to provide guidance to credit unions regarding the unauthorized disclosure of financial information. To that end, NCUA has developed its Guidance on Identity Theft and Pretext Calling to protect credit union members from these types of fraud. The guidance summarizes pertinent laws;...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Arguing that members of federally insured credit unions should have the same grace period in deposit coverage that customers of federally insured banks have when two banks merge and the merger results in them having deposits of more than $100,000 in the combined financial, the California...

WASHINGTON - Members erring on the side of caution with short-term investments and "vigorous" efforts by credit unions to woo new savers to buffer recent liquidity pressure have resulted in a surge in savings and mortgages. This, according to Callahan & Associates Inc.'s second quarter research and data report discussed...

First let me say I am so glad the Renaissance Commission has stirred up so much discussion. However, there are some real misunderstandings. One of those is that the issues of small credit unions were not taken into consideration. There were several representatives of small credit unions on the commission,...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - What backers describe as a fairly young concept as a tool to help credit unions assist CU-friendly political candidates, has just taken a step toward maturity. CU-VOTE was established a couple of years ago as a complement to efforts by the Alabama Credit Union League to provide...

CLONMEL, Ireland - The Clonmel Credit Union looks to the youth and has a school zone on their Web site www.clonmel.cu. As they say it's a place for schools to put "stuff" on. Visitors to the site can learn about the German exchange program, the Tipperary Business and Development Institute,...