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• Bank Transfer Day: Trades Doing Last-Minute Preparations

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 4, 2011

  CUNA and NAFCU reaching out in what CUNA vice president calls "the biggest surge in media interest in credit unions in at least 10 years."

• Trades Seek More Fed Fraud Relief in Interchange Cap

  By Marc Rapport  |  September 30, 2011

  Letter from major credit union, banking trades seek 4- to 5-cent provision under the 21-cent cap effective Saturday.

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  MBL Cap Fight Will Continue CU Leaders Vow

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 20, 2011

  To say the battle to increase the member business lending cap has been an arduous one for the credit union industry would be an understatement.

• CUs Fall Behind Banks in Online Satisfaction

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 31, 2011

  After consistently beating out large banks in customer online banking satisfaction, credit unions are lagging behind them for the first time.

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  Credit Union Industry Reacts to Failure of Big Texas CU

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 27, 2011

  Crippled by mounting commercial loan losses, the $1.6 billion Texans Credit Union was placed in conservatorship on April 15 by the NCUA.

• CUNA: CU Conservatorships Rare Compared to Bank Failures

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 21, 2011

  Bankers may have a few holes in their anti-credit union business lending case if they’re looking at Texans Credit Union’s conservatorship.

• NCUA Files New WesCorp Charges

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 19, 2011

  It's not over until it's over.

• MBIA Suit Thrown Out of Court; Impact on Credit Unions 'Unclear'

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 12, 2011

  The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court yesterday granted MBIA's motion to dismiss a suit brought against it by a group of banks that had sought to block the transformation of the Armonk NY financial insurance company.

• CUNA Details Plans for Nov. 13 Corporate Summit

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  November 5, 2010

  CUNA stressed Friday its one-day Corporate Summit meeting next week in Chicago that will bring together top trade, vendor and corporate brass is designed to develop a concrete, actionable plan to protect CU operations.

• Orman Pitches NCUA's Message

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 3, 2010

  The financial crisis and recession had increased uncertainty about the safety of financial institutions. In addition, credit unions are generally less visible than banks.