James McCormack

• Pennsylvania Regulator Calling on Credit Unions, Banks for Grassroots Input

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 11, 2012

  Banking secretary creates Office of Client Financial Services to gather information, seek advice on business trends and concerns.

• In Rain-Soaked Pennsylvania, CUs Close Branches

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  September 8, 2011

  PCUA also closed headquarters as state offices shuttered in Harrisburg.

• Regional Leagues Face New Scrutiny

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 27, 2011

  The churning debate on the form, methods and cost of conveying the industry’s advocacy message through the state league network undergoes more scrutiny this week as yet another group of leagues tie the knot this Friday to officially organize the Denver-based Mountain West Credit Union Association.

• Ex-PCUA Leader Passes

  June 13, 2011

  The former chairman of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, Ronald Lasich, 66, of Bridgeville, has died.

• Former PCUA Chairman Ronald Lasich Passes Away Over Weekend

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 6, 2011

  Lasich, 66, of Bridgeville, Pa., was president/CEO of Visionary FCU and former chair of PCUA foundation, as well.

• Trades and CUs Blast Incentive-Based Compensation Proposal

  By Claude R. Marx  |  June 1, 2011

  New NCUA regulations don't provide justification for treating credit unions more strictly than other financial institutions, NAFCU, CUNA, NASCUS, PCUA argue in comment letters.

• Comment Letters Take Issue With Proposed Corporate Rule

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 2, 2011

  Regulatory overreach, an unnecessary limit on credit unions' choices and possibly illegal. Those are among the critiques of the NCUA's proposed rule on corporate credit unions.

• Pennsylvania CUs and Bankers Team Up on Training

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  February 2, 2011

  In Pennsylvania, the chasm between credit unions and small community banks looks to be getting smaller-at least where it comes to operations and training.

• Pennsylvania CUs, Bankers Team Up for 'Historic' Training Sessions

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  January 7, 2011

  In an unusual move apparently reflecting the changing financial landscape, the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association said Friday it is teaming up with a community banker group to start joint training sessions this fall.

• Pennsylvania Gov.-Elect Picks Ex-Banker for Regulator Job

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  December 22, 2010

  Following tradition, Pennsylvania Gov.-Elect Tom Corbett has picked a banker to be the state's top regulator of banks and credit unions.