AUSTIN, Texas -- Led by CUNA, credit unions and their leagues fired up a vigorous public and insider campaign voicing loud opposition to NCUA's corporate rescue plan that would impose painful assessments on CUs via NCUSIF.

Police credit unions across the U.S. were joining their "brotherhood" membership in mourning the death of three Pittsburgh officers with at least one memorial fund opened today by the $45 million Greater Pittsburgh Police CU.

Top management of credit unions must now be aware "they are no different from any other industries sharing the economic pain" and look toward possible compensation reductions, a California salary consultant warned Thursday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Some West Coast credit unions that racked up a dismal performance for 2008 were not afraid last week to speak out about inequities in TARP funds being channeled into banks.

SAN DIEGO -- Now here's a doggone-good branding success story, and the $700 million USA Federal Credit Union gets to tell all about it:

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin CUs got a chance to tell their safety/soundness story and make a pitch for consumer lending at a state hearing addressing public worries about "the entire banking and real estate sector."

CUs were apparently cleared this week to continue their directory ads under both "bank" and "credit union" listings in AT&T's national directories.

LANSING, Mich. -- The "Invest in America" program now recording 10,000 vehicle sales since its December debut expanded its reach by including the California-based CUSO, Credit Union Direct Corp.