ALEXANDRIA, Va.- NCUA is seeking comments for its five-year strategic plan for 2003 through 2008 from the public and the credit union community. Acting NCUA Board Chairman Dennis Dollar encouraged everyone to participate. Aside from gathering comments from credit unions and the general public, the agency is also requesting suggestions...
KILLARNEY, Ireland - If the saying "misery loves company" is true, then credit unions can take solace-albeit small solace-from the fact that predatory lending is not just a problem plaguing U.S. consumers, it's pervasive worldwide. Just how widespread predatory loan practices and other fringe banking abuses are throughout the world...
SAN ANTONIO - Southwest Business Corporation has announced a strategic alliance with SecureInfo Corporation, a global provider of CyberSecurity services and products, to enhance its risk management services. "This alliance with Secure Info is part of an overall strategic plan we have designed to enable SWBC to provide our clients...
Looking back three years ago finds both bank and credit union PAC contributions soaring. The actual 1998 numbers through April 1998 for the CU PACs totaled $242,786, including $203,875 from CULAC, $18,029 from NAFCUPAC (through March only) and $20,882 from CCULPAC. "To an extent, this is a chicken-and-egg thing," said...
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - As firsts go, last month's 12-League-sponsored live interactive Webcast on "Understanding Federal Account Insurance" lacked as much in hassle, drama and distraction as it offered in information. Consensus is that it left an inordinate amount of time for training, and provided very little of the traditional...
Credit Union Times' onsite coverage of the World Council of Credit Unions' 2001 International Conference and Annual General Meeting was provided by our Overseas Correspondent Donna-Lane Nelson. A native Bostonian, Nelson currently lives in Switzerland. Her most recent credit union employment before relocating overseas was with Digital FCU in Maynard,...
Glad to see Credit Union Times is planning to spend some time reviewing the competitive landscape credit unions face everyday with their new "News of the Competition" regular feature (CU Times, May 30). Frankly, it's about time. I see a strong need need for credit unions to focus on the...
WASHINGTON-According to data recently collected by CUNA, credit unions are taking over an increasing portion of the financial institutions market share. Of federally insured financial institutions, banks still hold the vast majority of the market with 78.9%. Thrifts represent a distant second with 15.5% of the market. Credit unions, while...
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Geoff Bacino, the newest appointee to the board of the National Credit Union Administration, is promising credit union officials a hands-off approach when it comes to how they run their financial institutions. "One question I've been asked more than anything else is, `What's your vision of...
Credit unions are looking for ways to increase their membership while retaining current members. They are carefully reviewing all delivery channels available to them, whether it is the Internet, ATMs, Voice Response Units, existing branch facilities or the possibility of opening new locations. In order to accomplish these objectives, credit...