BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The financial turmoil shows the country needs credit unions "more than ever", U. S. Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.) told Oregon CU leaders here.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- The destruction from Hurricane Ike and the ability of credit unions to overcome tragedy and aid one another presented extraordinary "significance and meaning" to International Credit Union Day, the president/CEO of the Texas Credit Union League, Dick Ensweiler, declared in an e-mailed message to league members.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The $2 billion Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, Palo Alto, Calif., has formally shut down its link to the ill-fated Zopa peer-to-peer network.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- The president/CEO of Texas Dow Employees Credit Union said Thursday he is "understanding" of the state's scale back this month of the CU's attempt to broaden its field of membership into six Texas counties which included metro Houston's Harris County.

SAN ANTONIO -- The financial crisis was President Bush's top priority on his visit to San Antonio last week, but in a noteworthy sidelight, he also to extended one of the nation's highest volunteer honors to a CU executive.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Credit union safety and soundness is getting revved up again this week with two state leagues--California/Nevada and Pennsylvania--rolling out new print and radio campaigns.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Credit union safety and soundness is getting revved up again this week with two state leagues--California/Nevada and Pennsylvania--rolling out new print and radio campaigns.

PHOENIX -- Joined by a coalition of consumer groups, the Arizona Credit Union System said this week it is stepping up its lobbying activities to defeat a well-financed campaign by payday lenders to adopt enabling legislation on the Nov. 4 ballot.