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Two state leagues, Illinois and Georgia, are getting an early jump on advocacy campaigns in 2008 with diverse branding aimed both at reaching a youthful demographic and developing emotional ties to the CU service mission.

The $3 foreign fee imposed last summer by two big banks to recover their costs is coming under new credit union scrutiny following the move this month by a third big bank, JPMorgan/Chase, to quietly join the pack.

In a vote of 259 to 38, the members of the Rite Aid Employees Credit Union voted to merge with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union.

Desert Schools Federal Credit Union continues to hold the record as the top fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network in the nation, drawing in $340,000 in 2007--a $90,000 increase from a year ago.

Ron Fong, the California league's Director of State Government Affairs, told the Credit Union Times state Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) will reintroduce the Data Breach Bill, AB 779, which was vetoed by the governor last year. The bill, which was sponsored by the league, requires merchants to take financial responsibility...

Despite the large regulatory proposal on the table, it was not the only item on the NCUA's January board meeting agenda.