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• The Dirty Dozen: 12 Notorious Credit Union Heists

  By Peter Strozniak  |  October 1, 2012

  A close-up look at a dozen cases by insiders and members that cost credit unions more than $185 million, and often, their very existence.

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  The Dirty Dozen: 12 Notorious Credit Union Heists

  By Peter Strozniak  |  October 1, 2012

  A close-up look at a dozen cases by insiders and members that cost credit unions more than $185 million, and often, their very existence.

• CUs and Vendors Seek Out Noninterest Income Streams

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 20, 2011

  A combination of factors has credit unions seaching for noninterest income in earnest.

• Former Texans CUSO CEO Heads to Elevations

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 3, 2011

  The $950 million Elevations Credit Union has hired Jay Champion, the former CEO at Texans Commercial Capital LLC, to lead a business lending and services initiative.

• Nevada CUSO Sued by NCUA

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 17, 2010

  North Star Business Services LLC, a CUSO that did business with the liquidated Ensign Federal Credit Union, has been hit

• Ensign FCU CEO Had Early Fears with Business Lending CUSO

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 11, 2010

  Diane Whitaker, the former president/CEO of the liquidated Ensign Federal Credit Union, told Credit Union Times in 2007 that she had early concerns with North Star Business Services LLC, a business lending CUSO now facing a suit from the NCUA.

• Calling Claims Baseless, Texans Credit Union Vows to Fight Off Another CRE Suit

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 10, 2010

  Green Hills Development Company LLC and Heartland Development Company LLC filed suit against CU Liquidity Services LLC, formerly known as Texans Commercial Capital LLC.

• Coast to Coast, CUs Capture New Biz Lending in a Sluggish Market

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 28, 2010

  Whether they call the pristine greenery of the Pacific Northwest or the rolling hills of New England home, many credit unions share a common approach when it comes to business lending:

• Despite Court Ruling, Texans Disputes Judgment

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 17, 2010

  Does the latest chapter in a three-year old legal case involving the terminated executive of an insurance CUSO and Texans Credit Union hinge on semantics?

• Texans CU: Realty Firm Owes $40 Million for Defaulted Commercial Loan

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 10, 2010

  Texans Credit Union said a federal bankruptcy court in Dallas ruled that a realty firm owes its commercial real estate lending CUSO more than $40 million in a suit involving a defaulted Illinois property loan.