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• Barr to Be Filene Fellow

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 20, 2011

  Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr will become a Filene Research Fellow to conduct research on financial services issues in conjunction with the Filene Research Institute.

• Red Cross Wins in Ohio State vs. Michigan

  By Marygrace Murphy  |  December 15, 2010

  While the Ohio State Buckeyes and their longstanding rivals, the University of Michigan Wolverines

• Treasury Point Person on CUs to Leave

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 23, 2010

  Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr, who oversees the department's work on credit unions, banks and other financial institutions, plans to leave office by the end of the year to return to academia.

• Defaults May Stay Above Pre-Bubble Level for Many Years

  By Eileen Courter  |  September 15, 2010

  You're probably seeing mortgage defaults drop, but it could be another five years before they return to the level of the 1990s.

• University of Michigan CU Taps Historic Building as New Headquarters

  September 15, 2010

  Michigan's weak real estate market has brought at least one bit of good fortune to University of Michigan Credit Union-a bargain price on new headquarters.

• NCUA and Other Agencies Gear Up for Dodd-Frank Act Enforcement

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 11, 2010

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probably won't be up and running until early next year, but the NCUA, other agencies and the credit union trade associations are already starting to gear up.

• CUs Ahead in Online Satisfaction

  June 23, 2010

  Consumers again are more satisfied with credit unions than banks when it comes to online banking, and overall they trust them more, according to an annual research report.

• Luring Recession-Weary Members Helps Boost Demand for Marketers

  By Eileen Courter  |  May 19, 2010

  The latest Credit Union Executive Society's compensation survey shows that marketing executives and business development executives earn somewhat less than their peers.

• Credit Unions Tops in Online Satisfaction

  By Marc Rapport  |  May 17, 2010

  Credit unions continue to lead banks in customer satisfaction with online banking, according to an annual study by a Michigan-based research firm and Forbes Media.

• Kohn to Retire from Fed Board in June

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 1, 2010

  Saying it has been "an honor to be able to serve my country at the Federal Reserve," during a 40-year career as a staff member and board member, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn informed President Obama today that he will retire on June 23.