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CARSON CITY, Nev. - Gov. Kenny Guinn signed into law a bill supported by the Nevada Credit Union League that gives the commissioner of the Financial Institutions Division "wildcard" authority to grant state-chartered credit unions parity in their powers with federal credit unions. S.B. 330 was introduced by state Sen....

DENVER - After a public hearing on Jan. 19, the Colorado State Financial Services Board adopted rules that amend five rules currently in effect concerning small groups, fixed assets, appraisals, director's policies, and reserves. The changes and deletion of language were meant to clarify the intent of the rules, make...

AUKLAND, New Zealand - The Baycourt Convention Centre in Tauranga will be the site of the "People Make the Difference" conference and Annual Meeting of the New Zealand Association of Credit Unions on September 13-16. Topics will include the new Trust Deed Licence System, credit control, team building, fraud, governance...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - Credit unions not only want their IT department to be able to pull data from their core system and create custom reports, they want that power CU-wide for all employees. USERS has released the latest version of DataSafeSQL - a standards-based tool that gives credit union...

In April 2000, the NCUA allowed credit unions to provide electronic statements instead of mailed statements, at the members' option. That rule, following the lead of the Federal Reserve Board, was amended by the NCUA Board on June 14. It now reads: Standards set for electronic Truth in Savings disclosures...

ST. LOUIS - Talk about hands on. Attendees at CU Conference's recent CU Technology Summit in Las Vegas received their very own "tech tours" by visiting the facilities of two Las Vegas-area credit unions. CU Conferences and William Rogers & Associates sponsored the program. Twenty-four attendees visited the retail branch...