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SAN FRANCISCO - CUNA's new chairman, Juri Valdov of Virginia, certainly has paid his dues in leadership jobs in the trade organization having served as a CUNA director for eight years, and now he finally gets to fulfill a long-time passion - find ways to: improve financial education, particularly in...

TAMPA, Fla. - Up until a few years ago, Bay Gulf CU faced a similar problem other CUs have to contend with on weekends or evenings. Members who wanted to finance an auto loan through the CU had no one to take their loan application at the CU when the...

SAN FRANCISCO - To those CUNA delegates at the Future Forum hearing her speak last week, Carolyn Kepcher, the so-called Donald Trump sidekick or "henchman" on NBC's TV hit "The Apprentice," came off as both a steely business executive with passion and ambition but also a woman quite vulnerable to...

SAN FRANCISCO - Whether at the lectern, at the receptions or in private meetings, CUNA's top leadership began preparing the nation's credit unions last week for what many fear is a daunting year in confronting banker attacks. Though hurricanes, shrinking margins, conversions and CURIA were also "top of mind" among...

SAN FRANCISCO -Two CUNA-led hurricane-aid programs -"Adopt a Credit Union" and locate/ship mobile branches to Gulf Coast CUs - picked up steam last week during the Future Forum conference. At last count, there were five CUs publicly committed to "Adopt a CU," a program first started by the Florida League...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - According to Credit Union Direct President Tony Boutelle, the key to making more indirect auto loans is surprisingly simple. Actually, simplicity is the key: make the process as simple, fast and easy for the dealer as possible, Boutelle said. The organization's mission hasn't changed much since...