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The credit union industry topped out 2006 with a 2.3% increase in membership growth, but the depth of those relationships will continue to be key going forward.

Time is ticking away for both speakers and attendees to sign up to participate in CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference Feb. 25-28.

Complying with FFIEC regulations has indeed been prompting credit unions and banks to upgrade consumer-facing security, according to a survey of 50 institutions conducted by Gartner (www.gartner.com) late last year. The financial institutions ranged in size from $2 billion to more than $150 billion in assets, the research and advisory...

The Bush Administration has broken with its prior policy and has sought an appropriation for the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. In previous years the Administration has sought to eliminate the program, but in the budget for fiscal year 2008 the administration sought $29 million for the...

There's been no deal yet, but a dozen credit union groups, half from Colorado, may be bidding on the deeply troubled New Horizons Community Credit Union with a decision on a purchaser "weeks away," according to the state's top regulator.

Special Report: IT Security/Fraud CUNA Mutual CEO Jeff Post doesn't believe enough is being done by the major card players to stop fraud. Read about that and more in the special report on pages 22-26. Wescom is Open Wescom Credit Union has launched a new advertising program to let everyone...