There are two pressing issues confronting volunteers these days--how to deal with large-scale credit union mergers and the prospect of CUs being acquired by expansion-minded banks.

With credit union boards about ready to do strategic planning for next year, CUNA is providing new guidance to CUs on where to turn and what's needed based on findings of a specialized "board assessment" product that has been on the market for just over a year.

The $727 million Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union may represent the most venerable of single sponsor credit unions in the U.S. and this year the Indianapolis CU is on a roll toward enlarging its Indiana profile under the CUSO umbrella.

Covantage Credit Union was hoping today that with counseling and other services it can reach out to grief-stricken employees at its branch in Crandon, a community struggling to recover from last Sunday's shooting rampage that took seven lives.

Covantage Credit Union was hoping today that with counseling and other services it can reach out to grief-stricken employees at its branch in Crandon, a community struggling to recover from last Sunday's shooting rampage that took seven lives.

Following up on a surprise offer from Wisconsin bankers to help solve a Sept. 26 credit union kidnap/robbery, the Wisconsin Credit Union League announced today it also is offering a $10,000 reward for leads on the crime which took place at a Racine branch of a Milwaukee CU.

In a rare collaboration between banks and credit unions and underscoring close-knit ties on fighting crime, the Wisconsin Bankers Association announced today it is offering a $10,000 reward to help solve a Sept. 26 kidnap and robbery at a Milwaukee credit union.

With Ohio heading the list of states with the highest foreclosures, the $1.26 billion Wright-Patt Credit Union said last week it is pushing ahead with new referral and counseling programs to assist stressed homeowners.