Once again it is time to take a potpourri look around the credit union world at items worthy of comment. Like these: Doug Faucette, an attorney and a credit union director in the `70s, needs to enroll in a Credit Union 101 course ASAP. Speaking to a banker's group recently...

News stories about credit unions seeking to convert to a bank charter were once just a sometimes thing in Credit Union Times. No longer. Now almost every weekly issue contains at least one timely news story on the subject. The reason for the stepped up coverage is simple. There is...

March 26, 2005 marks another Credit Union Times milestone.our 15th birthday! A lot has changed in the years since 1990 when Volume 1, Number 1 came rolling off the presses. The printer, staff, ad reps, paper stock, correspondents, technology, and the editorial focus have all changed. In 15 years the...

To paraphrase an old adage, statistics don't lie, but liars can prove almost anything with statistics. Much the same could be said about many of the dozens of surveys that land on credit union CEOs' desks throughout the year seeking their valuable input. Take credit union publication readership surveys as...

As you read this, champagne corks might still be popping at state and national credit union association headquarters and elsewhere, as bankruptcy reform legislation, as of press time, appeared close to finally becoming reality. Doing something about the steadily rising number of personal bankruptcies and growing bankruptcy abuses has long...

Although the location, hotel, and program format is the same every year, even regular participants at the annual CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. come away with different impressions each year they attend. I know I do! This year's record 4,000 plus turn out (over 300 first-timers), was exposed...

At 152 pages, this weekly issue of Credit Union Times sets another record for most pages and advertising in a single weekly issue. We are proud of that. We are prouder still of what this and virtually every issue contains. Letters for example. Over two dozen have been run so...

When it is time to give out accolades for the success credit unions have enjoyed over the years, the line up of potential recipients is bound to be a long and diverse one. However, at the head of such a line would be credit union CEOs. Granted, credit union CEOs...