From the Editor: "Don't Stop in the Middle"

This 156-page special NAFCU issue represents another milestone in pages for Credit Union Times. To date it is the largest issue ever and like many other past page record marks, it coincides with NAFCU’s Annual Conference. However, the storyline for this issue is not its size, but its diversity and comprehensiveness. It touches on virtually every area that Credit Union Times covers on a regular basis. This issue is full of valuable features and stories right up to the end, so readers, please, don’t stop in the middle. There are too many notable stories and features to point to, but here are a few to get readers started: * In the controversial category, turn to pages 18-19 for a former CU turned bank CEO’s take on the hysteria surrounding CU-to-bank coversions. * Pages 24 and 128-129 feature a look back on all of NAFCU’s past CEOs and NCUA’s past board members. * Pages 34-35 has an ongoing scorecard of CURIA co-sponsors. * A pictorial on ’05 news and NAFCU in action is found on pages 48-49. * For those looking to do more than the same old, same old in Las Vegas see our insider’s guide on pages 54-55. * Want to learn about the latest on the housing bubble, turn to pages 66-67. * For the directors, turn to page 70 for another edition of From the Boardroom. * Take a tour of NCUA’s regional facilities on page 76. * Quench your thirst for tech news on pages 80-84. * Find out what CU leaders are doing Beyond the Job on pages 88-89. * Pages 96-99 feature a never before done directory of corporate credit union CUSOs.