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Housing starts fell 16.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 466,000, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON -- The two big credit union political action committees flexed their political muscles at record levels last year.

ST. LOUIS -- Offering its own version of a stimulus package to aid the industry, the Missouri Credit Union Association is returning nearly a quarter of its dues for 2009 to its members.

WASHINGTON -- Two of the industry's leading consultants, former NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar and Callahan and Associates President Chip Filson, were among those weighing in last week on NCUA's corporate rescue plan.

Fitch has also placed all individual ratings on rating watch negative. The rating outlook is stable for all long-term IDRs.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica said the economic crisis, coupled with the large number of vacancies in the Treasury Department are combining to create many unknowns about federal policies affecting credit unions.