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WASHINGTON-Bankruptcy attorney Charles Williams, with Blalack & Williams, told a very crowded break out session during CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference that the bankruptcy reform law is a pretty good deal. "It's a very good piece of law," Williams stated. "It's working very good here in early 2006." He pointed out...

SALT LAKE CITY - The Southwest's largest privately-held bank 1st National Bank Holding Company has tapped NetDeposit, Inc. as its remote deposit capture solution provider. The bank will offer clients NetDeposit's newly launched turnkey solution NDpro Managed Services. 1st National Bank Holding Co. operates retail institutions 1st National Bank of...

WASHINGTON-While acknowledging credit unions' interest in moving the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) told credit unions that right now is the time to push for regulatory relief legislation. "The Credit Union National Association is one of the strongest grassroots organizations I have...

WASHINGTON-The strength and health of the credit union community lies with a strong dual chartering system, NASCUS Chair Linda Jekel director of credit unions for Washington state, said. "Dual chartering also allows the system to effectively work together on common challenges - this function of the dual chartering system could...

WASHINGTON-CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica encouraged credit union officials to be respectful to the lawmakers they meet with during their visits on Capitol Hill but get their point across. "Be respectful, don't be rude, but be forceful," Mica recommended. "Credit unions don't want this war.Consumers don't want this war.The...

LAS VEGAS - Integrated Media Management (IMM), which specializes in output management and document automation technology, and VSoft Corporation, a global information and technology provider of process improvement tools, have teamed up to offer financial institutions more Check 21 options. IMM will offer VSoft's Branch Item Capture, eDesk Genesis, and...