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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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  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.

• Corporate Assessment Assailed by Industry Trades

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 5, 2012

  Using the NCUA’s midpoint estimates of remaining corporate stabilization costs, CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel estimates it would take four more years of assessments similar to the 2012 rate of 9.5 basis points to pay off corporate losses.

• Trades Argue For Smaller Corporate Bailout Assessments

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 30, 2012

  CUNA economist says lowering, spreading out payments would lessen impact on bottom line; NAFCU says release funds from NCUSIF.

• ABA Lobbyist: Banks Adamantly Oppose MBL-TAG Legislative Package

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 20, 2012

  Lobbyist claims few credit unions want MBL cap increase.

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  SECU’s Safety and Soundness Questioned by NCUA

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 21, 2012

  An NCUA Office of Inspector General’s investigative report revealed that the federal regulator questions the safety and soundness of the $25 billion State Employees’ Credit Union, the nation’s second largest.

• CAMEL Disclosure: NCUA OIG Backs Agency Against Blaine Claims

  By Marc Rapport  |  May 15, 2012

  Office of Inspector General says regional chief did not make false statements about N.C.'s SECU following CEO Jim Blaine's disclosure of its CAMEL score.

• NCUA May Lift Prohibition on TIPS Investments: Onsite Coverage

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 9, 2012

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — When the NCUA next opens Part 703 for changes, it will recommend that credit unions be allowed to invest in TIPS.

• NCUSIF Insurance Coverage Focus of NAFCU Webinar

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 18, 2012

  NAFCU will hold a webinar on Jan. 25 for credit union executives who want a primer on the NCUA’s requirements for insurance coverage.

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  Thrivent Financial Bank Heads Back to the Future

  By David Morrison  |  November 13, 2011

  Longtime customers of Thrivent Financial Bank, an Appleton, Wis.-based bank with credit union roots, may experience confusion and feelings of déjà vu in the coming months as the bank returns to being a credit union.