FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- A BizKid is coming to the White House April 16, and the credit union promoters of the syndicated public TV show could not be more thrilled.

WASHINGTON -- Citing the severe damage to the industry and even its elimination, credit union leagues were quick last week to join in attacking the Treasury Department's consolidation plan as unworkable and anti-consumer. But one league CEO, John Annaloro of Washington State, found a silver lining.

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Amid a growing industry debate about the efficacy of a restrictive field of membership bill about to become law, attorneys for Kansas credit unions last week were grappling with definitions and interpretations to handle future branch and member expansion.

BOULDER, Colo. -- The industry here and in Washington was mourning the death last week of Elevations President/CEO William Sterner, a leading figure for years on both national and international levels.

WASHINGTON -- If nothing else, the furor over the Treasury's "Blueprint" proposal for financial reorganization has pointed out a glaring fact: No one is applying for credit union charters, Washington attorney Bruce Jolly said Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Citing the need to modernize its product line and tech capacity, the $265 million Salt Lake Credit Union is planning a merger with the $2.4 billion Mountain America FCU, also of Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Citing the need to modernize its product line and tech capacity, the $265 million Salt Lake Credit Union is planning a merger with the $2.4 billion Mountain America FCU, also of Salt Lake.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Elevations Credit Union, which lost its president/CEO, William Sterner Monday following a heart attack, said Friday it has named Evelyn Polando, chief operating officer, as interim CEO while a search is underway for a permanent successor.