Credit Union Times Magazine May 18, 2011
Featured Story
Will Taxes Be the Death of the Credit Union Charter?
If credit unions were subject to income taxes, they would lose a key part of what makes them unique, but experts are divided as to whether it would create a stampede of bank conversions.
Featured Story
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NCUA Inspector General Spreads Blame for Members United
NCUA Inspector General says poor investment decisions by executives and volunteers and inadequate oversight by the NCUA were the key factors in the heavy losses at Members United Corporate Credit Union.
Front Page News
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On-Site Coverage: Tennesee CEO Charges NCUA With 'Extremism'
GREENBELT, Md. — Saying that the NCUA and other regulators are marching toward “regulatory extremism,” the leader of a movement aimed at pressuring Congress to make changes to the NCUA outlined the extent of his frustrations with the status quo.
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Vensure Federal Credit Union an Embarrassment?
The NCUA and Vensure FCU continue to slug it out in court. The NCUA contends Vensure had long questionable history. Vensure counter charged that NCUA conserved it out of embarrassment.
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Kern Schools Upgrade Brings Outcry, Media Coverage
A system upgrade at the $1.5 billion Kern Schools Federal Credit Union caused frustration for members who said they could neither access their accounts nor reach anyone for help.
News
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Quick Capture of Shoppers Behind Diamond CU’s New Program
To build its auto lending portfolio in a highly aggressive financing market, Diamond Credit Union acknowledges that all potential solutions are on the table.
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On-Site Coverage: Flexibility and Singularity Called Keys at ACUMA Workshop
WASHINGTON — Credit unions seeking to write more mortgage loans should focus on lending more for their own portfolios, streamlining and speeding up their mortgage underwriting process and reaching out more comprehensively to Realtors.
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Unemployment, Housing Woes Still a Drag on Economy
As members continue to navigate in an economy still balancing on an unsteady tightrope, high unemployment and inflation may be the major drivers behind the Federal Reserve Board’s decision to raise interest rates.
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Bureau Bills On Track in Republican-Controlled Committee
At press time, the House Financial Services Committee was close to passing a bill extending the National Flood Insurance Program for five years and three bills to make changes to the structure of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
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Multilevel Support and Buy-In Build Top Teams
True employee engagement goes beyond just the human resources department to include buy-in at every level of the organization.
Editor-in-Chief's Column
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As Noninterest Income Falls, You Need a Plan B
Everyone needs a Plan B in life–an exit strategy in case what you’re doing doesn’t pan out. Credit unions are no different.
Other
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Filene's Brent Dixon: Up With Collaboration, Down With Myopia
Rather than trying to fight the competition or outperform them, emphasize the credit union difference.
Opinion
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Branches Continue to Be an Essential Means of Delivery
The initial predictions that branches would no longer be relevant surfaced around the time ATMs were first deployed in the early 1970s. Despite numerous predictions since then, branches continue to be an essential element of delivery strategy.
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Branches Are Now as Useful as a Dead Parrot
While most of us were busy dealing with regulatory assessments and fiats, an unrelenting onslaught of new consumer protections and compliance mandates, our business was changing.
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Consumer Protection Bureau Clash Follows Party Lines
Everybody in Congress and in the Obama administration say they are for consumer protection. However, in the debate over the new consumer bureau, it depends on what the meaning of “consumer protection” is.
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The Collaborative and Innovative Strategic Leader
Having just returned from NACUSO’s 2011 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, I thought it would be appropriate to share some perspective on current issues and trends that will impact your credit union and its ability to survive and thrive.
Pictorial
On-Site Conference Coverage
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On-Site Coverage: Kayak.com Chairman Sings The Praises of Trial, Error
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — When is failing 70% of the time good? Aside from batting averages, it’s also a positive for innovation, according to Kayak.com Chairman Terry Jones.
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On-Site Coverage: CU Direct Shares Trends, iPhone App at Conference
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — CU Direct CEO Tony Boutelle had several bits of advice for credit unions. First and foremost was to be more assertive and be where your members are with online and mobile apps.
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On-Site Coverage: Social Technologies, Shopping and P2P Dominate Confab
SAN FRANCISCO — The biggest players in financial services technology right now might be Google and Facebook. That’s what it felt like at times at the Finovate Spring 2011 showcase last week at the San Francisco Design Center Concourse.
Letters to the editor
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Make the Digital Shift, E-Communications Vendor Urges
The recent Credit Union Times article, "Digital and Bricks and Mortar Fill Consumer Needs," (April 13, page 20) validates the need for credit unions to make the digital shift sooner rather than later.
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