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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives Director Tawana James and Adrienne Munroe joined other federal agency representatives to discuss financial education needs in African-American communities on March 4.

SAN ANTONIO -- Security Service Federal Credit Union is doing its part for the environment.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Credit Union's Virtual Assistant is doing its part to help credit unions better communicate and connect with the Hispanic market.

MADISON, Wis. -- For their superior performance and contribution to the financial services industry in 2007, CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. recently honored 27 financial advisors with its inaugural "Women of Distinction" awards.

WASHINGTON -- CUNA has sent a letter to every U.S. Senator asking them to join Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) in backing the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (CURIA).

An executive with the National Retail Federation has argued that the question of credit card interchange is an antitrust matter that belongs with the House Judiciary Committee and not a matter of income for financial institutions.

The National Retail Federation is celebrating the introduction of a measure which is designed to force both sides of the card interchange fight to settle their differences or face arbitration by the courts.

WASHINGTON -- NCUA Board Chairman JoAnn Johnson told the House Financial Services Committee that 30% of credit unions would face higher capital requirements under a risk based capital system than they do now.