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CUNA nominated Central Star Credit Union President and CEO A. Lee Williams to serve on the Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council.

The long-running campaign to get more volunteers in leadership of credit union trade groups is due for a new airing this month when a resolution encouraging the trend and soliciting ballot support goes before the National Association of Credit Union Chairmen.

NCUA announced last month its approval of the new Comunidad Latina Federal Credit Union in Santa Ana, Calif.

Kenneth Sorrels is no longer president/CEO of $1.4 billion Credit Union of Texas effective Aug. 28. The board of directors has named John Lederer interim/president CEO of the credit union. Lederer took the new role on Aug. 28 replacing Sorrels, who had been at the helm for the past decade....

As bankruptcy filers and their attorneys get a handle on the bankruptcy reforms that took effect last fall, the number of filings is beginning to creep upward.

In a new one-on-one venture to help out volunteers at small credit unions, the Maryland/D.C. Chairmen's Forum said last week it is hosting a Sept. 14 meeting in Laurel to provide management guidance by which large CUs can be paired with smaller institutions. "Since the merger of the Maryland League...