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By Michelle A. Samaad |
April 15, 2012
For some credit unions, being able to get in a car and drive to a piece of commercial real estate that a member is trying to secure financing for is a pivotal part of the lending process. Scoping out the area where that strip mall or office building is located...
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By Myriam DiGiovanni |
April 4, 2012
In just two nights volunteering on the phone bank SAFE Credit Union staffers recently helped raise more than $15,000 for Sacramento’s PBS TV station KVIE.
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By Henry Wirz |
December 4, 2011
I enjoyed reading the letter from Robert J Larison, who was the CEO of Atlantic Coast FCU and then converted to a mutual savings bank [Nov. 9 issue, page 10]. His letter reminds me of Flip Wilson's character Geraldine, who always said, “The devil made me do it.”
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By David Morrison |
October 10, 2011
Federal agents have seized the accounts at a Sacramento-area credit union of two businesses that dispense marijuana to people with a doctor's prescription, according to court documents.
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By Henry Wirz |
August 17, 2011
Regarding “Reports of the Death of Small Credit Unions Are Greatly Exaggerated,” cutimes.com, July 21. I agree with Mike Schenk that the death of small credit unions is exaggerated. Whenever you are talking about such a large group (there are over 6,000 credit unions with under $100 million in assets),...
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By Henry Wirz |
June 5, 2011
During the industry debate over board member term limits, regulators have focused on the board's responsibilities, financial literacy, qualifications and, in almost every regulatory letter, made it clear that the board is responsible for more and more of the credit union's day-to-day operations.
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By Henry Wirz |
May 11, 2011
NCUA recently released a white paper on alternative capital. The question most people ask is whether credit unions will ever get alternative capital. I think the more interesting question is whether credit unions can make alternative capital work in a member-owned cooperative. I would say the answer is that alternative...
