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• Amid Bank Industry's Woes, Time for CUs to Shine

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  July 30, 2012

  Sure, there are challenges, but overall, this may be a great time to be a credit union marketer.

• Mergers are the Talk of the Town in the Northwest

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 22, 2012

  Three Northwest states–Washington, Oregon and Montana–have become the nation’s epicenter of merging activity among credit unions, with supporters claiming the trend underscores a higher level of member service.

• Editor's Column: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 22, 2012

  I was galled at the childishness of bankers in Vermont putting the regulator up to blocking a credit union from using the term “banking” in its marketing materials, and the state regulator for his, at best, naiveté. Readers had the same reaction as you can see from the comments posted...

• Technology CU Conversion Opposition Gets Organized

  By David Morrison  |  July 22, 2012

  Two Technology Credit Union members have joined forces to fight the potential coversion to a bank charter. Carlos Rodriguez and Robert Marinace announced July 18 the creation of “Save TCU,” a group to organize other members opposed to the move.

• VSECU Ponders Switch to Federal Charter in ‘Bank’ Ad Dispute

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 20, 2012

  State regulator calls for cease and desist order.

• Libor Scheme Shorted Corporate Income

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 16, 2012

  The Libor price-fixing scandal, in which the London-based bank and financial services company Barclays manipulated Libor submissions to give a healthier picture of the bank’s credit quality in 2007 and 2008, has had little material effect on credit unions, according to industry experts. However, corporates that owned Libor-indexed assets during...

• Join the Sorry Ranks Of Banks?

  March 25, 2012

  I recently received an email from a group of Washington lawyers who ply various trades of a legal nature, including trying to convince credit unions that switching to a mutual charter (with the not-so-subtle understanding of a later move to stock) would be a great idea.

• Slide Show: Credit Unions Hold Own in Auto Loan Performance

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 15, 2011

  This series of illustrations show how, according to Experian, credit unions are holding their own when it comes to balances, delinquencies and repossessions.

• Slide Show: Credit Unions Hold Own in Auto Loan Performance

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 15, 2011

  This slide show illustrates how, according to Experian, credit unions are holding their own when it comes to balances, delinquencies and repossessions.