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I just had to respond to the article in the Aug. 18 issue titled "Consumer Groups Urge Fed to Put APRs on Overdraft Protection Programs; CUNA Says APR Would Hinder CUs From Offering Overdraft." For one thing, credit unions should decide what is in the best interest of their credit...

BOSTON - Driven by hack attacks and worse, and prompted along by regulations arising from Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and more, the managed security services market is on a roll, going from $1.5 billion in 2002 to a projected $3.7 billion in 2008. The technologies behind the services also are growing,...

LOMPOC, Calif. - CoastHills Federal Credit Union CEO Jeff York is doing his part to increase voter participation. York has recently recorded a segment for upcoming educational film, The U.S. Congress and You, The video will also feature Congresswoman Lois Capps and veteran CBS News reporter Bob Schieffer. Produced by...

WASHINGTON-CUNA will hold an election fair on Sept. 22 as part of its National Hike the Hill Month Program. The trade association announced that the CUs Vote election fair will feature booths on CUNA's many political programs, such as Project Zip Code and Get Out the Vote efforts, and advise...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -The Golden 1 Credit Union Senior Vice President of Marketing Dave Thompson is a self-described true "renaissance man" of marketing. "At 18 I fell in love with the work," said Thompson. "I never considered doing anything else because with marketing I had it all - creativity, innovative ideas,...

By SARAH SNELL COOKE CU Times Washington Reporter WASHINGTON-CUNA and NAFCU came out in strong opposition to a Viewpoint piece that appeared in the Aug. 20 issue of the American Banker from two senior economists at the Dallas Fed who charged that credit unions were partly to blame for the...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Three timely issues - federal preemption, overdraft protection, and Check 21 - were the lead topics for discussion at a recent meeting of the State Financial Regulators Roundtable (SFRR) chaired by NASCUS Government Relations Committee Chairman George Latham, deputy commissioner of Financial Institutions for Virginia. Discussions concerning...

Central Florida Postal Credit Union, Orlando, has appointed Fredrick Andersson marketing director; Jay Saylors credit counselor; and Maria O'Shea executive assistant/HR director. Alabama Credit Union League, Birmingham, has appointed Ann Frasier credit union development specialist. Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union, Tenn., has named Jodie Edwards Covington branch director and Janice...