MADISON, Wis. -- Hurricane Ike resulted in $10.2 million in damage claims from credit unions, which represented the second largest total in the last eight to 10 years, according to CUNA Mutual Group.

PHOENIX -- Arizona State Credit Union is claiming an advertising coup by buying the only local ad to appear in The Arizona Republic's historic souvenir edition proclaiming the election of Barack Obama.

PHOENIX -- The payday loan lobby yesterday took a licking on ballot issues in both Arizona and Ohio.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- The first group of employees who suffered property losses during Hurricane Ike began signing up last week for the Texas Credit Union League's Adopt a Family online service.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The $358 million Mazuma Credit Union is finding it "slow going" so far in trying to reach the youth market with a post-your-own-video promotion.

ATLANTA -- The failure of two community banks here within three months is providing an extra nudge to a safety and soundness campaign to be launched by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Arizona is not alone in holding a referendum on payday loans next Tuesday but unlike the Grand Canyon state, the Ohio credit union lobby has largely taken a hands-off approach.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Arizona is not alone in holding a referendum on payday loans next Tuesday but unlike the Grand Canyon state, the Ohio credit union lobby has largely taken a hands-off approach.