A review of budget documents suggests the Obama Administration is seeking a $250 million allocation for the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for fiscal year 2011.

Washington State's credit union regulator disputes suggestions that legislation her department supports would endanger the rights of credit union members to criticize their credit unions.

Credit unions seeking to promote the consumer-friendly nature of their mortgage programs might seek certification from a new consumer mortgage organization.

The National Credit Union Foundation has announced its search for an executive director to replace previous director Steve Delfin. Delfin left the Foundation at the end of last year to take the helm at America's Charities.

The ATMs deployed by Cardtronics on five cruise ships operated by Carnival Cruise Lines will not by fee-free to credit union members after all.

Just as one former credit union turned bank issues its first stock, another has announced that it will abandon its previous mutual holding structure to become a fully stock issuing institution.

unions hope NCUA's recent guidance to examiners about low-income services and CDCU operations and issues will help them get some of the respect from the agency that many have long felt they are due.

While there are always exceptions to the rule, statistics show that, in general, credit unions with more assets have a greater percentage of their members carrying their credit cards.