AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Tuesday extended renewed support for state-chartered credit unions in their campaign to protect dual chartering and possible consolidation of state and federal agencies.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- With dozens of credit union employees losing their homes and other property destroyed in Hurricane Ike, Texas Credit Union League President/CEO Richard Ensweiler issued an urgent call last week for the industry to open up wallets and give generously toward disaster relief.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- Reflecting ongoing concern over compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, the Texas Credit Union League has unveiled what it calls a broad-based e-package for directors, middle managers and others that includes a newly-issued DVD series.

BROCKTON, Mass. -- The management of HarborOne Credit Union never dreamed a year ago its MultiCultural Banking Center, designed as a deterrent to Boston's payday lending industry, could turn into a community hub for financial education, language training and social services.

HOUSTON -- Credit unions across areas of south Texas ravaged by Hurricane Ike were still picking up the pieces last week, hoping the backup generator would continue working and helping affected employees and members of hundreds of credit unions to recover.

GALVESTON, Texas -- A few lucky Texas credit unions Tuesday were at last seeing some hope for service resumption at their offices in this devastated city.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- A total of 232 credit union employees have now received grants totaling $111,077 from the Texas Credit Union Foundation's disaster relief fund as the result of Hurricane Ike, foundation officials reported Tuesday.

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- CUNA's Homes for Our Troops charity venture, spawned this summer at the Presidential conventions to support wounded veterans of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars, is on track for a Missouri expansion with two new homes to be built by credit unions.