VANCOUVER, Wash. — Cathryn Chudy, vice president of the Save Columbia Credit Union members group who has been involved in a long running fight with the $779 million Columbia Community Credit Union, has had her home vandalized in a way that suggests a link between the vandalism and the CU issue.

Between 7 a.m. on June 1 and 3:00 p.m. on June 2, someone scrawled the letters CCU on many of Chudy's windows in a white, chalky substance. Police have been notified and are investigating.

Chudy, who was elected to the CU board in the wave of member anger after the failed conversion attempt, was later stripped of her board and CU membership in November of 2006. During the several electoral and balloting fights, Chudy and other activists said the CU went out of its way to vilify and condemn them and they suspect someone with access to credit union records might have committed the vandalism since Chudy's telephone number and address are unlisted.

Colleen Boccia, spokesman for the CU, was quoted in an article in a local paper about the vandalism as expressing regret for Chudy's sake and hoping “that the police are successful in uncovering who used our name in such an irresponsible manner.”