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• NCUA Nominee’s Long and Winding Road: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  May 20, 2013

  Last week Credit Union Times, via CUTimes.com, broke the story that former Oregon Senator Rick Metsger was going to the be the White House’s nominee to fill the vacant seat on the NCUA Board, later confirmed by the administration.

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  NCUA Nominee’s Long and Winding Road: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  May 16, 2013

  If recent history is any indicator, nomination to the NCUA Board is no assurance of joining the NCUA Board, at least not quickly.

• World Council Seeks Contributions for Kenya Project

  By Peter Strozniak  |  December 19, 2012

  Bicycle for loan officers, mobile phone airtime, water pumps, fencing for farm animals just part of the list for AIDS-afflicted rural community.

• Drought-Stricken Farmers Aided by Credit Unions

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 12, 2012

  Longtime farmers are all too familiar with the outcomes when a drought moves in and takes over, killing crops and livestock.

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  Drought-Stricken Farmers Get CU Aid: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 9, 2012

  As America's heartland bakes, some credit unions are doing what they can to help. Find out more in this preview from next week's print edition.

• Montana CUs Training Financial Coaches

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  January 16, 2012

  Montana Credit Unions for Community Development in a bid to provide members access to certified financial counselors and financial coaches.

• Ethiopia CUs Help Farmers Grow Agricultural Businesses

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 9, 2011

  Tips on fattening cattle along with building financial security part of WOCCU program.

• Bank of America Provides $10 Million Grants for Small Businesses

  August 11, 2010

  Nonprofit lenders have another source to aid small and rural businesses through a new $10 million grant program from the Bank of America.

• BofA Launches $10 Million Small Biz Grant Program

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  July 30, 2010

  The Bank of America has rolled out a new $10 million grant program to help nonprofit lenders aid small and rural businesses.