The Michigan Credit Union League announced a marketing agreement with Thor Inc., the largest producer of recreational vehicles, to aid CUs offering secured RV loans through Thor's captive finance firm.

The clampdown on travel and conference expenses seems to be taking a sharp bite out of next week's big meeting of credit union directors in Las Vegas.

Citing an urgent need for improved advocacy at both federal and state levels, the Texas Credit Union League announced this week it is fielding a corps of legislative coordinators comprising CEOs and senior managers across the state.

Launching new marketing campaigns in the wake of bank failures and the trend of looking for merger opportunities were on the minds of California CU executives last week.

Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union in Westbury, N.Y., is managing a healthy 20% gain

The campaign by Pennsylvania credit unions to provide loan relief to financially strapped state employees was ramped up last week as lawmakers and the state's governor, Edward Rendell, wrangled over solutions to a budget crisis producing payless Fridays.

Sixty Wisconsin credit unions representing 2,500 employees have now signed up a free online financial education program through the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Bank failures as well as financial mergers "remain negative influences" on the bank and credit union public, according to the president/CEO of Georgia's second largest CU, the $1.9 billion Atlanta Postal CU.