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CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica said today that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressed understanding for credit unions' concerns about facing additional regulatory burden under the administration's plan to revamp the regulation of financial services.

The Young & Free world just got a little more connected with the launch of the Young & Free Show.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell singled out four credit unions as "acting in a socially responsible" manner by providing low-cost loans to strapped state employees facing payless weeks as the legislature wrangles over the budget.

From collateral alternatives to questioning if there is a "magic formula" to determine loan approval, Phil Bryan, senior vice president of retail and lending at Metro Credit Union, shared his insights during a Twitter town hall this afternoon.

The new head of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, Patrick La Pine, acknowledged Tuesday he faces a daunting but important task in managing the newly created entity with the potential to wield major influence at the state and federal levels.

The $17.15 million awarded to nine credit unions is only the first part of this year's total awards from the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.