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WASHINGTON -- The NCUA will upload credit union membership data during regular examinations and take extraordinary steps to ensure the confidentiality of information, the agency said in a letter to credit unions.

WASHINGTON - On almost a straight party-line vote, the Senate today voted to approve an $838 billion bill designed to jumpstart the nation's sagging economy.

ARLINGTON, VA-- So far, at least 124 (32 of them credit unions) have reported credit or debit cards compromised in the Heartland Payment Systems breech, according to an industry Web site.

WASHINGTON - NCUA Chairman Michael E. Fryzel said today he would continue to request credit unions access to federal funds to mitigate market instability but otherwise praised Geithner's plan shoring up financial institutions.

WASHINGTON - Seeking to avoid competing for attention with efforts to pass the economic stimulus package, the Treasury Department has postponed today's scheduled announcement of a financial rescue plan until tomorrow.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- NCUA's Region V Director Melinda Love was given a hunter's bright orange flak jacket to wear before taking corporate bailout questions at the Washington Credit Union League's annual GAC Conference over the weekend.