There was more friendly credit union "wagering" Friday on the Pittsburgh Steelers-Green Bay Packers Super Bowl. But staffer at Pioneer CU of Green Bay declined to participate.

Credit Union One of Oklahoma had just one person -William Lavin, the CEO-manning the shop this morning while the CU's 20 other employees struggled against six-foot snowdrifts.

Super Bowl fever was getting a firm grip Thursday on credit union "wagering" across both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

The weather may have been frightful but credit unions across a wide swath of the mid-continent from Chicago to Wichita, all buried under this week's monster blizzard of snow and ice, were getting back to normal in quick fashion Thursday.

Conditions and underlying trends varied widely last week for the mergers of two small credit unions in Illinois and Wyoming.

The head of a Grand Rapids, Mich. CUSO leading a petition drive sharply critical of NCUA policies and hoping to marshal industry action to bring about major changes, acknowledged Wednesday his campaign may be stalling.

In Pennsylvania, the chasm between credit unions and small community banks looks to be getting smaller-at least where it comes to operations and training.

The fundraising campaign of the deeply troubled Mission SF FCU of San Francisco to avoid a collapse or merger picked up again last week with new appeals by CU management to meet a new $200,000 capital goal by March 15.