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WASHINGTON-House Judiciary Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) suggested to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), his Senate counterpart, that in the interest of time, the two bodies informally discuss the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bankruptcy reform legislation. More than four years of negotiations have gone into the bills....

MADISON, Wis. - CUNA has stepped up its commitment to e-commerce over the long haul. CUNA is joining forces with one of its IT partners to form a new commerce firm, CUNA Network Services. CUNA Strategic Services Inc., the for-profit arm of CUNA, is committing $925,000 to the venture, which...

Illiana Financial CU, Calumet City, Ill. www.illiana.org. While no site won for appearance alone, this site's eye-catching design pushed it over the edge. Aside from the nice look, the site has serious functionality, including online banking, lending, and credit card account access. This site also featured impressive content. A thorough...

The dot.com balloon may have popped, but that hasn't stopped CUs from enhancing their Web offerings. From interactive Web-based chat functions to account aggregation, credit unions continue to push the online envelope. Read about these developments and find out which credit union Web sites were honored with Credit Union Times'...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The July NCUA Board meeting was potentially NCUA Board Member Yolanda Wheat's last. Wheat's term expires the beginning of August, but she told Credit Union Times that she has not heard anything from the White House asking her to make room for a successor. "I've always known when my...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. - Two credit unions recently eclipsed the $1 billion asset mark. Provident Central Credit Union, serving over 88,000 members, reached this milestone six months ahead of when it expected. PCCU is one of the 50 largest credit unions in the United States and the...

We are witnessing the tremendous potential for a dramatic shift in the way financial services offered by credit unions are delivered to their members. The first leg of this journey began a decade or so ago when walk-in or drive-up members started banking by telephone and then later over the...

MIRAMAR, Fla. - Bucking the trend of federal credit unions that have converted to state charters for increased regulatory flexibility, Eastern Financial FCU, one of the largest CUs in the U.S. and the third largest in Florida, has applied with the Florida Division of Banking because of competition with other...