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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- VeriSign Inc. said more than 100 credit unions are now using its VeriSign Extended Validation (EV) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates to help thwart phishing.

WASHINGTON -- One of the credit union industry's champions on Capitol Hill has weighed with apprehension on the parts of the U.S. Treasury Department's related to credit unions and with guarded approval of the other parts.

BOULDER, Colo. -- William Sterner, long leading industry figure on both the national and international scene and the president/CEO of Elevations Credit Union, died Monday following a heart attack suffered four days earlier.

McLean, Va. -- Credit Unions were the topic of this mornings USA Today personal finance writer Sandra Block's column that recommended credit unions for good savings rates.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- One of the BizKid$ is going to the White House to be honored by President Bush.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- NACUSO is concerned that the Treasury Department's regulatory agency overhaul proposal would not only do away with the credit union model but eliminate the movement's "greatest hedge against unchecked greed."

WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission said recent events have provided more evidence that better integration of financial service regulations, as proposed by the Treasury Department, may be long overdue.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- New Hampshire Governor John Lynch gave kudos to $1.2 billion Service Credit Union during its 51st annual meeting last week, saying the state's largest credit union "sets the standard for all other organizations" during his keynote speech.