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• Oklahoma Tornado Costs Due to Escalate

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 19, 2013

  As the cleanup continues in Oklahoma, the latest insurance claims filed following the tornado outbreak at the end of May offers another glimpse of just how destructive the storms were.

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  Tornado Price Tag Will Swell: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 14, 2013

  This preview from next week's print edition looks at how insurance claims offer another glimpse of just how destructive the May storms were.

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  Teachers FCU Keeps it Local With Farmers Market

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 10, 2013

  Credit union partners with Long Island Growers Market to host a farmers market every Thursday through Aug. 29 at its headquarters parking lot.

• NCUA Issues Five Prohibition Orders

  By Marc Rapport  |  May 31, 2013

  Bans include an accountant who submitted hundreds of falsified medical claims against her employer’s self-insured plan.

• LGBT Community Eyes Obamacare

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 8, 2013

  Advocacy groups studying PPACA’s anti-discrimination provisions.

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  More Flak Directed at Obama's Proposed Retirement Cap

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 25, 2013

  Small-business groups have joined the chorus of retirement professionals upset with President Barack Obama's proposed retirement cap.

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  Texas Congressman Calls for Quick Launch of Private Flood Insurance

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 25, 2013

  GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer asks for speedy approval from banking industry regulators, sparking calls for caution from some insurers.

• Tax Worlds Collide on Capitol Hill

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 24, 2013

  Tax reform debate began in earnest for credit unions April 11, when representatives from CUNA and NAFCU were called to Capitol Hill to plead their case for preserving the industry’s tax exemption before a House Ways and Means Committee working group.

• NACUSO Speakers Turn Back the Clock to Tried and True Methods

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 24, 2013

  LAS VEGAS — What good would offering members a new app for their mobile phones or building a stronger social media presence do if there is a crumbling wall of trust between a CEO and employees? Credit unions continue to be reminded that survival for many of them means earning...

• Obama's Proposed Retirement Savings Cap Hit by Pension Group

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 22, 2013

  American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries say any drop in tax incentives will have ripple effect.