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WASHINGTON - Reflecting a desire to keep a low-key profile and offer respect to 9/11 families, Pentagon Federal Credit Union has offered its services to USO and the Department of Defense, but it has no formal plans to commemorate the day beyond taking out tribute ads in military publications. "We...

Jim Olney, VP of Research & Development for Empire Corporate FCU, can scratch "skydiving" off his life's To Do List. In late spring Olney took a leap of a lifetime from an airplane 9,000 feet in the sky. It was not a solo skydive, rather a tandem dive where a...

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PHILADELPHIA - Credit unions and banks that lost investments with Bentley Financial Services can expect to get a second payment of their funds over the next 60 days. Philadelphia attorney Frank Mayer who was appointed receiver of the now defunct CD brokerage, is requesting permission from the federal court to...

In one of his earlier columns, Mike Welch made good arguments, pro and con, for overdraft programs. I personally am just terrified of allowing members to get into the habit of writing chekcs on funds that they don't have because I think it sends the wrong message - live above...

Banking industry lobbyists are attempting to do their part to help budget-strapped state governments cut massive deficits. Like doing their best to get state-chartered credit unions to pony up new tax monies. Banking trade groups even have created a national coordinating committee to share strategies on how to get more...

SALT LAKE CITY - Taking the latest potshot at NCUA, the president of the Utah Bankers Association, Howard Headlee, accused the agency last week of negligence in failing to prevent the collapse of Utah Copper Employees CU that merged last month with Mountain America FCU. That merger resulted in the...

MADISON, Wis. - On the second anniversary of September 11, many across the country remember loved ones they lost. For CUNA Chief Financial Officer Mary Meixelsperger it is particularly painful as she thinks of her younger brother John Patrick Hart, husband and father of four, who would've been celebrating his...