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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Residents of Dublin, Calif. will likely be doing a lot of double takes starting this month when they drive by and see the signage for Tech CU Mortgage. No, it won't be a branch of San Jose, Calif.-based Technology Credit Union, but the first credit union-owned...

WASHINGTON - Talk about perseverance. After five years, 20 hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, Congress passed U.S. Rep. Richard Baker's (R-La.) legislation Oct. 26 that among its provisions, provides for stricter oversight of the three housing Government Sponsored Enterprises - the Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the...

Turn to page 6 for a look at a credit union CEO who has heroically helped victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Turn to pages 22-30 for a listing of credit union associations and the many meetings they will be holding next year.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Leaders from California's largest system providers presented their perspectives on the changing landscape of the financial climate, and their strategies to address those changes during a panel discussion at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues' convention and annual meeting. WesCorp CEO Bob Siravo drew laughs from...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Credit unions are still flocking to community charters despite the finding in the Utah field of membership lawsuit earlier this year in which four Utah credit unions lost their community charters because they did not meet their burden of proof. Part of the reason is because slow membership growth...