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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Forget about the big bulky desk and a slide projector - more credit unions are busy revamping and redefining what boardrooms will be. "It is important to align the operational strategy with the branch growth when planning the branches," said Paul Seibert principal of the...

Callahan & Associates President Chip Filson took on a regulator's denial of private insurance. Page 4.

With proposed new member business lending rules out for comment, credit unions are gearing up to start offering the product to members. See pages 18-20 and find out what some of those who've already taken the initiative have learned.

WASHINGTON - If credit unions have been sensing that competition for the small business market has increased, their suspicions aren't wrong. A study released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), "Credit, Banks and Small Business - The New Century" found that 42% of surveyed small-business owners believe competition...

WASHINGTON - With the 30-day clock ticking on the comment period for NCUA's proposal to ease its member business lending regulation, CUNA wants to make sure credit unions can easily voice their opinions. The association has set up its "Operation Comment" system to facilitate this. Its Web site now features...

NEW YORK - With nearly 15,000 members who work or are affiliated with the Broadway theatre and entertainment community, Actors FCU is accustomed to processing loans for purposes a bit off the beaten path from what most credit unions are used to handling. So when one its members who worked...