Arkansas

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  Bigger Isn’t Always Better, Says New CU Ranking Website

  By Missy Baxter  |  June 17, 2013

  MoveCU.com uses Call Report data and a search engine to rank credit unions by service and other factors.

• Former Arkansas Credit Union President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

  By Peter Strozniak  |  June 12, 2013

  Authorities say Karen York of VA Hospital FCU in Little Rock stole more than $62,000 over 12 years.

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  Oklahoma Tornado: State Leagues Chip In to Help CU Victims

  By Peter Strozniak  |  May 22, 2013

  Life-saving Tinker FCU vault now emptied of cash but still not ready for member access to personal documents.

• Three Leagues to Consolidate

  By Peter Strozniak  |  May 20, 2013

  Credit union members of the Credit Union Association of Oklahoma voted to approve a merger with the Texas Credit Union League and the Arkansas Credit Union League to form a new regional cooperative organization–the Cornerstone Credit Union League.

• OK Says Yay: Cornerstone Credit Union League to Emerge

  By Peter Strozniak  |  May 14, 2013

  Oklahoma credit unions have approved a merger with the Texas and Arkansas leagues.

• Arkansas Credit Union League Approves Merger With Texas, Oklahoma

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 11, 2013

  May vote in Oklahoma final step in process to approve creation of Cornerstone Credit Union League.

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  Hoppy to Help

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 9, 2013

  Creativity helps generate bucks for food banks, hospitals.

• Cornerstone of Change: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma League Merger Seen As Inevitable

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 5, 2013

  Texas credit union CEO said he felt it in the air. Two smaller states set to vote next.

• Texas League Agrees to Join With Arkansas, Oklahoma

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 3, 2013

  Lone Star credit unions approve merger Wednesday. Arkansas, Oklahoma league votes coming up next.

• Senate Gives CUs the Cold Shoulder

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 3, 2013

  Credit union trade associations shrugged off a 2014 budget amendment passed by the Senate March 22 that would “establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks,” according to a release from sponsor Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.).