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More Red Ink for Large California CUs
California’s struggling large credit unions didn’t gain any ground during fourth quarter 2009.
Three CUs Ranked Among Best Student Lenders
Three credit unions were recently ranked among the top private student lenders in the country, according to Student Lending Analytics.
America First Takes Over Troubled Mountain High FCU
In a NCUA supervisory merger, the $4.8 billion America First Federal Credit Union has taken over the $50 million Mountain High FCU of Provo, Utah.
Dodd Vows to Push Reg Restructuring Despite Disagreement with GOP
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) admitted last Friday that he and the Republicans are “at an impasse,” on legislation to revamp how financial services firms are regulated, but vowed to move forward in drafting a bill.
University of Iowa CCU Merging $46 million Hiawatha CU
Iowa’s second largest credit union, the $914 University of Iowa Community CU, is moving ahead this month to merge with the $46 million Best of Iowa Community CU as the Iowa City-based CU seeks a larger footprint in the Cedar Rapids market.
Regulators Urge Lenders to Ease Up on Tightened Loan Criteria
While they understand that the downturn has led lenders to significantly scale back their business lending activity, financial regulators, including the NCUA, are urging them not to become “overly cautious.”
Latest SBA Expansions Include Raising Express Loan Cap
In another effort to jumpstart business lending, President Obama has proposed temporarily increasing the cap on SBA Express loans from $350,000 to $1 million.
CUNA Hosting Compliance Audio Conference
Credit union employees and volunteers who want to know more about some of the biggest compliance issues can register for CUNA’s audio conference on compliance issues, scheduled for this Thursday.
CU Savings Prize Goes to 86-Year-Old
An 86-year-old member of the $856 million NuUnion Credit Union won the Save To Win savings lottery sponsored by the Filene Research Institute and eight participating Michigan credit unions.
Weather Shutters NCUA, CUNA and NAFCU
Due to the weekend's record-setting snow fall in the Washington area, the capital region's offices of federal government–including the NCUA–are closed today.
Dollar Associates Announces Partnership With National Bankruptcy Services
Dollar Associates has teamed up with National Bankruptcy Services to tailor its bankruptcy administration program to credit unions.
CUNA Mutual Offers Education on Fraud
Recognizing wire and Automated Clearing House fraud as one of the fastest growing risks facing credit unions, CUNA Mutual will host a Webinar on the topic next Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 11 am EST.
TransUnion Finds More Consumers Pay Cards Before Mortgage
More homeowners than ever are working to current on their card accounts even as their mortgages slip into delinquency, according to a survey from the TransUnion credit bureau.
Maine CU Converts to Service Bureau Processing
Otis Federal Credit Union, a $112 million institution in Jay, Maine, is now running the Symitar Episys core processing system through the data center at Synergent Technology Services in Westbrook, Maine.
Connecticut League Alerts on Walmart Check-Cashing
With an eye on Walmart’s expansion into financial services, the Credit Union League of Connecticut alerted its members Friday to the start of check-cashing services in all 33 of the retailer’s Connecticut stores.

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Recession Stifles Risk, Members Cling to Conservative Investments
Rather than having to pull rabbits out of his hat in 2009, Scott Boyd took a conservative yet diverse approach to buffer his mostly older clients against an unstable economy.

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As Cooperation Erodes, Time to Reaffirm Our Connectivity and Reliance
February 03, 2010
On his 10th anniversary within the credit union movement, I find it interesting that Fred Becker mentions his observation of the erosion of cooperation among credit unions. As one who passed that same milestone back in July, I’m very inclined to agree....