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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...

WASHINGTON-NAFCU President and CEO Fred Becker has been elected to a one-year term on the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) board of directors at its recent annual meeting. "I'm proud to be elected to a leadership position at the National Cooperative Business Association," Becker said. "I will be representing the...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Five months after it began the rulemaking process, the state Division of Credit Unions has finalized its rule increasing the rate of assessments and fees paid to the division by credit unions. The rule takes effect on June 23, 2001. It provides for three successive increases between...