OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- For the second time Brian Hague, CEO of an investment firm popular with credit unions, found himself spending some of his vacation days on a job site instead of a beach.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A consultant who helps credit unions convert to mutual banks has decried NCUA's including average interest rates from former CUs alongside its presentation of average overall CU and bank interest rates at www.ncua.gov.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In an effort to build awareness of the roll of mentors, Card Services for Credit Unions has awarded a prize to a credit union CEO for the best account of how mentors have helped them.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Credit unions often believe that they must reach a certain asset size before they can start seeing strong performance from their credit card portfolios.

BROOKLYN, NY-- For the seventh year, the $1.2 billion Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union is supporting the educational aspirations of its members. PSFCU contributed $300,000 to help defray the educational costs of its high school and college student members.

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- Even though the credit union regulator for New Mexico has been unresponsive to their complaints, a member of the supervisory committee of the $314 million Del Norte Credit Union has met with a senior level regulator.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to a U.S. Representative signaling its disapproval of a proposal to give the power to set card interchange to a panel of judges.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A survey of card data security breach victims suggests that implementing a strong data security program, even after a breach has occurred, may be the most important thing credit unions can do after a breach.