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One of the lessons CUNA learned in launching its "Home & Family Finance" radio program is station managers are more likely to respond to requests for air time if they come from a local credit union rather than a big name, Washington-based trade group.

Financial institutions are making progress in protecting consumer identity and customer accounts but there's more work to be done, and getting the consumers themselves more involved would be a good way to start. Those are among the conclusions of Javelin Strategy and Research's annual ranking of bank and credit union...

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), in the midst of a heated race for the Democratic primary nomination, issued a comprehensive plan at the end of January aimed at ensuring fair access to credit on reasonable terms for Americans.

Amid growing fears of economic recession or worse, America's workforce is struggling to cope, and neither the recently-passed stimulus package nor the Federal Reserve's rate cuts will fix what ails the nation's shaky situation, said former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Want a great training program? Then don't be afraid to scrap some things and start from scratch, said FORUM Credit Union Assistant Vice President Training/Quality Service Andy Janning.

Although most credit union members and even many CU staff fail to recognize it, they are part of a global industry that has roots in the U.S. going back to revolutionary times.

Even as the question of whether credit unions should have a community reinvestment component to their regulation reappears on the national agenda, credit unions remain unified in responding "no."

When Mark Cochran took the helm at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union last summer, he knew that getting everyone on the same page was a critical part of the transition. It still is.