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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - U.S. Central is now serving a major credit union player in the Canadian credit union system. Back in June the $3.4 (Canadian) billion Credit Union Central of British Columbia joined U.S. Central, which then reciprocated and joined CUBC. Currently CUBC has about $35 (Canadian) million in...

WASHINGTON-September seemed to be the month for Democratic lawmakers from Michigan to dip into the Credit Union Legislative Action Council's (CULAC's) war chest. Representatives James Barcia and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (on the Appropriations Committee) each received $2,500 from CULAC, while Congressman Bart Stupack was awarded $2,000. Other top money getters...

WASHINGTON - Housing permits were down 3% in September, but the National Association of Home Builders is saying that is still better than it expected in the aftermath of September 11's terrorist attacks. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the construction of new housing units rose 1.7% in September to...

Mike Welch seems determined to portray CUNA as coming up short in its membership policies in his recent column ("There are different ways to define membership", Credit Union Times, September 19, 2001). He complains that CUNA member credit unions are not "direct" members as they are in NAFCU because they...

PINE BROOK, N.J. -US Mortgage Corp, the parent company of CU National and CU1 Financial which provide private label and co-branded mortgage services to over 150 credit union organizations throughout the U.S., has entered into a strategic alliance with Fannie Mae that will expand the pricing and product benefits of...

DUBLIN, Ohio - Gene Artemenko, long time credit union activist and industry leader, died October 15 after an extended illness. A staunch supporter of private share insurance, Artemenko recently completed his 20th year on the board of directors of American Share Insurance and was serving as the company's chairman. He...

Credit unions are making headlines because credit unions are generating news like never before in their long history. As publisher of the largest and most widely read credit union publication, for example, it takes a Herculean effort on our part to report each week on all the newsworthy developments involving...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-CUNA and NAFCU have met with NCUA about the agency's Strategic Plan for 2003-2008 while it is being reviewed and updated as required by law. NCUA Executive Director Len Skiles and Director of Strategic Planning James "Tab" Patrick met with CUNA and NAFCU staff. "NAFCU believes that the strategic...