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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Credit unions with an abundance of loans have two primary portfolio management strategies: securitization through secondary mortgage companies like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or whole loan sales on the open market. Deciding which strategy is best - or whether a combination of both is more...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Will the second go-around by the House and Senate to pass legislation that would tighten regulation of the housing Government Sponsored Enterprises be more successful than their first attempt two years ago? Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), coming...

Corporates are still gearing up for image exchange. Read about that and other corporate CU news in the special report on pages 22-30.

Credit Union Times' readers have a lot to say about a number of topics. From the CU-to-bank conversion controversy to volunteers playing a bigger role on trade association boards, read about it on pages 16 and 18.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - WesCorp and RSM McGladrey are combining their financial conferences. The two will jointly hold CU Outlook 2006, scheduled for September 19 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to WesCorp's lineup, attendees will be offered two events hosted by RSM, an accounting session and...

DES MOINE, Iowa - The Iowa Corporate Central Credit Union re-elected four of its nine directors at its annual meeting. Monte Berg, Senior Vice President of Finance, John Deere Community Credit Union in Waterloo, has served on the Iowa Corporate board for nine years. He will serve his fourth three-year...