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• Vast Majority of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans Underfunded

  By John Sullivan  |  April 12, 2013

  Wilshire Consulting study finds low-interest rate environment wreaking havoc with corporate retirement assets.

• Avoid Solutions Looking for Problems

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 8, 2013

  During the Governmental Affairs Conference, Chip Filson announced his intention to seek an NCUA Board seat, which was the culmination of speeches and online postings criticizing the NCUA’s activities throughout the financial and corporate crises. He has launched a petition designed to force President Obama to consider him as a...

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  Avoid Solutions Looking for Problems: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 7, 2013

  Callahan chair's bid for reform in NCUA Board appointment process not necessarily change to embrace.

• Editor’s Column: On Snail Mail, States’ Rights and Tweets

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  January 30, 2013

  The creeping economic recovery has pushed credit unions to think more creatively to generate new revenues and efficiencies. A story we posted referring to Kern Schools Federal Credit Union last year drew an angry comment from a member recently.

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  Guest Opinion: A Freed NCUSIF Would Nip NCUA’s Overreach

  By Henry Wirz  |  January 30, 2013

  After the Berlin Wall came down, Congress decided to cash in the peace dividend and began closing military bases. One of the bases that closed was our primary sponsor, McClellan Air Force Base. We decided to convert to a community field of membership

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  On Snail Mail, States’ Rights and Tweets: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  January 24, 2013

  Creative thinking at Kern Schools FCU, NCUA dual chartering issue and social media are covered in this week's column by Editor/Publisher Sarah Snell Cooke.

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  Independent NCUSIF Nips NCUA’s Overreach

  By Henry Wirz  |  January 24, 2013

  California credit union CEO questions NCUA's ability to examine fairly, calls for Congress to give credit unions an independent insurer.

• Regulation, Communication, Trust and Ethics Linked

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  January 16, 2013

  The full effect of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is still to be felt in the financial sector. Dodd-Frank creates an environment of increased scrutiny and heightened sensitivity by regulators and consumers.

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  Regulation, Communication, Trust and Ethics All Linked

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  January 7, 2013

  Credit unions pose diverse regulatory challenge, but some things apply to all sizes.

• From NCUA to Technology to Soul Searching: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  October 14, 2012

  At the Credit Union Enterprise Risk Management conference earlier this month, a senior official at the NCUA declared that the agency is taking a more qualitative approach rather than quantitative in its examinations. Tim Segerson, deputy director of the Office of Examination and Insurance, acknowledged that credit unions that don’t...