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  Bankers View CU Loans as Tasty Chum

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 27, 2012

  When it comes to auto loan portfolio acquisitions, some might see credit unions as the equivalent of little fish being circled in waters full of sharks–banks and other lenders.

• AM Community CU May Have Been Over Extended on MBL

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 27, 2012

  Against a backdrop of a groundswell of support to expand business lending authority, one outcome is becoming an unfortunate black eye on those efforts.

• Big Loan Fraud Felled New York Credit Union

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 27, 2012

  A bulletin released last week by the FBI revealed the reason the NCUA seized the $52 million Broome County Teachers FCU of Binghamton, N.Y., in June of 2011. Loan fraud.

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  Guest Opinion: Board's ALM Review and Training Are Critical

  By Bruce A. Six  |  August 20, 2012

  In light of the financial challenges faced by credit unions over the past few years and specifically the increasing interest rate risk that comes with many credit unions borrowing short to lend long, the NCUA has refocused its attention on asset-liability management functions.

• Lending Awards Entry Deadline

  August 20, 2012

  The entry deadline for the 13th annual Excellence in Lending Awards, which recognizes outstanding lending results and practices by credit unions, is Sept. 7.

• Lending Growth in the Midwest via Cultural Change

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 5, 2012

  A radical culture change in the workplace and a shift in how collection efforts are carried out have helped two credit unions in the Midwest grow their loan portfolios well above the industry’s national average.