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On Aug. 4, 1998, Congress cleared H.R. 1151 to the White House; three days later, President Bill Clinton signed the legislation into law as The Credit Unions Membership Access Act.

While it's clear that former CUNA leader Herb Wegner would almost certainly appreciate the awards named for him, one of his former employees is not entirely sure he would approve of them.

Tom Davis acknowledges that there are so many issues of pressing concern in the industry, NACUSO can't possibly address all of them but he's hoping the trade group's mantra of collaboration and innovation can help tackle the hot priority ones.

Tom Dorety, the CEO of the $5.9 billion Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union and the incoming CUNA chairman, sees days of challenge and opportunity ahead for credit unions as they seek to serve their members through one of the more significant economic downturns the U.S. has seen recently.

New CEOs expect a learning curve when it comes to new fields of membership, but do CEOs with backgrounds that match their FOMs have an advantage over their peers?

Fidel Castro may have resigned as Cuba's president but the impact of his long-running feud with the United States can still be felt by thousands of Canadian MasterCard holders whose plastic has been rendered useless in the popular tourist destination.