basic finance

• CU Board Challenges Persist

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  December 22, 2010

  Ask senior executives and board members what their greatest challenges are and the responses continue to range from recruitment to board education, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.

• On-Site Coverage: NCUA Strengthens Rules On Conversions and Requirements for Volunteers

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 16, 2010

  ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Board members of FCUs will only get limited exemption from being sued for some of their actions and will have to gain proficiency reading balance sheets if they don't already have it, according to regulations approved by the NCUA today.

• Higher Credit Union Governance Principles Can Help Ensure Member Value

  May 5, 2010

  In response to economic disruptions, the federal government is asserting higher standards of governance for all financial services institutions,

• Regulations Aim to Close Gaps On Conversions and Mergers

  By Claude R. Marx  |  April 7, 2010

  Though there aren't any conversion applications pending, past problems during certain merger past efforts triggered the draft rules that the NCUA issued on the subject last month.

• From Gen Y to WWII Vets, What's Changed (or Not) Over the Last 20 Years

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 24, 2010

  Credit Union Times is very proud of its heritage and where it is going.

• NCUA Proposes Stiffer Regs for Volunteers and Less RegFlex

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 24, 2010

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The NCUA Board issued three proposed regulations concerning board member indemnity and mutual savings bank conversions.