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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Saying his agency lacks the statutory power to do it, NCUA Chairman Michael E. Fryzel today asked Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to give noninterest bearing accounts at credit unions the same unlimited deposit insurance as those accounts have at banks.

WASHINGTON -- Twenty-eight Republican members of Congress have urged the Department of Justice to investigate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgage fraud.

WASHINGTON -- Twenty-eight Republican members of Congress have urged the Department of Justice to investigate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgage fraud.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Elan Financial Services, a subsidiary of US Bancorp, will offer agent issuing credit union partners the opportunity to issue the Visa Signature card.

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Credit Union System said Thursday it expects to have representation at a noon rally today on the state capitol grounds highlighted by a new call by state Attorney General Terry Goddard to defeat a ballot measure aiding the payday industry.

WASHINGTON -- Fewer than half of high school seniors surveyed know that the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies are required to provide consumers with a free copy of their credit report, according to study conducted by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.