Scott Simpson

• Burniske Tells Utah CUs to 'Grow Up' in NCUA Merger Policy Flap

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 28, 2010

  NCUA policy on selection of merger partners for both voluntary and involuntary mergers is coming under harsh new scrutiny this month. The now-completed Utah consolidation is the focal point of both concern and controversy marked

• Utah Religious Group Challenging CUs on Payday Lending

  By David Morrison  |  July 1, 2010

  Hard on the heels of a report suggesting that credit unions are unlikely to be able to offer payday loan alternatives, a religious group in Utah is criticizing the short-term, low-dollar loans that state's CUs offer.

• Utah League Urges Caution on Consumer Debt

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 7, 2010

  With a rise in foreclosures and delinquency filings, Utah apparently has become a late blooming sand state,

• Utah Now 'A Sand State,' Says League's Simpson

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  February 17, 2010

  Utah, a late bloomer on foreclosure and delinquency filings, has apparently become the latest sand state, the head of the Utah League of Credit Unions said Wednesday.