RALEIGH, N.C. - More than 1,000 check-cashing outlets here were recently ordered to stop accepting post-dated checks and delayed deposits for payday loan transactions as state lawmakers failed to reach a compromise that would satisfy both the check cashing industry and consumer groups. General statute 53-281 of the Check Cashing...

WASHINGTON - Members erring on the side of caution with short-term investments and "vigorous" efforts by credit unions to woo new savers to buffer recent liquidity pressure have resulted in a surge in savings and mortgages. This, according to Callahan & Associates Inc.'s second quarter research and data report discussed...

MADISON, Wis. - In a little over a month's time, one CUNA executive has logged thousands of miles crisscrossing the globe from Germany, down to Bermuda, then to Ireland, as the unofficial ambassador for credit unions. But it's only one part of his job as CUNA's executive vice president and...

WASHINGTON - If experience is the best teacher, then Chuck Zuver has a doctorate degree in "political animal" philosophy needed to navigate the ins and outs of credit union concerns in the capitol city. Zuver, who currently works as a consultant on legislative and regulatory issues primarily for the National...

URBANA, Ill. - When Canaan Missionary Baptist Church opens its new credit union next month, Rev. B.J. Tatum is hoping some parishioners and residents will reconsider how they save money and where they turn to for loans. The 24-year old church has done its best over the years to move...

FAIRBORN, Ohio - Wright-Patt Credit Union, Inc. is among the latest credit unions in Ohio to take advantage of new rules that allow charters to serve both select employee groups and "well-defined" communities. The largest credit union in the state, WPCU recently received approval from the Ohio Department of Financial...

BRONX, N.Y. - Hoping to appeal to more residents here who don't have a relationship with a financial institution, amid fanfare and high hopes, Bethex Federal Credit Union opened a second branch to meet their needs. More than 100 people including Bethex members, local officials and credit union industry representatives...

WASHINGTON - She's been labeled a "meticulous jurist," and "even-tempered," and her experience has been called into question by some experts on antitrust law. But U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly made a name for herself last year in credit union circles when she ruled overwhelmingly in their favor allowing them...