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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- United States credit unions aren't the only financial cooperatives under banker attack. World Council of Credit Union officials and volunteers have been hard at work in Costa Rica, mounting an international lobby effort to fight tax threats facing the Central American country's not-for-profit financial cooperatives.

LAS VEGAS -- NCUA Senior Policy Advisor Gary Kohn had a bit of advice for those concerned about the future of credit unions under the Department of Treasury's Blueprint proposal: "don't lose any sleep over it."

LAS VEGAS -- Speaking this morning at NACUSO's annual conference NCUA Board Member Gigi Hyland reassured attendees that the agency has safety and soundness in mind when it directs examiners to take a closer look at the third-party relationships that credit unions form to bring additional services to members.

HACKENSACK, NJ -- The New Jersey Credit Union League hopes the organizers of a new community development credit union (CDCU) will break an 11 year drought in the chartering of new CUs in the state.

HACKENSACK, NJ -- The New Jersey Credit Union League hopes the organizers of a new community development credit union (CDCU) will break an 11 year drought in the chartering of new CUs in the state.

Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Members of Truliant Federal Credit Union here have already voted on how they plan to spend those tax refund and surplus checks soon to arrive from the government, and going on a shopping spree isn't an option.