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Just about the time most of us have almost forgotten about CUNA's ambitious Renaissance Commission effort, it pops up in the news again. The headlines this time (see page one) have to do with the commission making its report to the CUNA Board of Directors when it met last week...

US Federal Credit Union, Bloomington, Minn., has raised $4,817.50 for the Children's Miracle Network in a three-month sale of Happenings Books, an Entertainment Fund-Raising coupon book. A $10.25 profit on each book went directly to the Credit Unions for Kids, which benefits the Children's Miracle Network and the Gillette Children's...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - Credit union consulting firm Counter Intelligence Associates (CIA) and NAFCU plan to team up once again to produce a live conference "Webcast" from NAFCU's 34th Annual NAFCU Conference and Exhibition. The conference and Webcast will be held from July 11 to July 14, 2001 in...

Your member's information must be protected! Recently, NCUA released their revised regulations to part 748, which becomes effective July 1, 2001. They made some significant changes that affect how a credit union should approach security, specifically, information security. These revised regulations will impact how credit unions approach, manage and monitor...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - More than 450 residents of Whatcom County, in the Northwestern reaches of Washington state near the Canadian border, have spent most of their working years at the Georgia-Pacific Corporation pulp plant in Bellingham. On March 30, however, their world came crashing down. They were laid off with...

Dearborn Federal Credit Union, Dearborn, Mich., has named James Badge president of its Dearborn Financial Services investment and insurance services division. FORUM Credit Union, Indianapolis, has named Doug Sharkey assistant vice president of lending administration and Patrick Spencer business services manager. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Warren, Ohio, has named Eric...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Keith Nolan has only been on the job for three months as the front man for NAFCU's for-profit subsidiary, NAFCU Services Corp., but the fledgling NSC president is eyeing up some big changes for this somewhat unknown entity. NSC's core offering is its Preferred Provider Program, which...

WASHINGTON-While many like to blame the government for the plummeting national savings rate, personal savings plays a major role. Since the 1960s, the personal savings rate has dropped from 8.3% to -0.1% in 2000, according to a recent study by the Government Accounting Office (GAO). To put these numbers in...