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MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Media Relations Manager Thomas Kobinsky has been charged with identity theft. Kobinsky, 49, was arrested on Jan. 7 by the Dane County Sheriff's Department and U.S. Secret Service agents. A complaint has been filed against him in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wisconsin on one...

VANCOUVER, Wash.- Former CEO David Doss' departure from the $660 million Columbia Community Credit Union appeared marked by goodwill and included some promotions for Columbia staff. Over 100 members of the Vancouver and Columbia communities gathered on January 5 to wish controversial CEO David Doss farewell as he left to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thomas McCaffery, chief deputy director of the California Department of Health Services, has been appointed to the board of The Golden 1 Credit Union. In his current position, McCaffery manages 5,000 employees and a budget of more than $34 billion. He also co-manages the 216-member executive team...

WASHINGTON - Although there were a record number of member business lending startups in 2004, the loans still only capture a small percentage of the loan portfolio. MBLs account for only 2.7% of all credit unions' loan portfolios, according to Callahan & Associates, Inc. But as of the third quarter...

MADISON, Wis. - Bob Konop wants it known that his early retirement from CUNA Mutual has nothing to do with the ongoing labor dispute at the company. Konop, 58, is leaving CUNA Mutual, but he's not moving into retirement just yet. Konop, the former vice president, associate general counsel for...

Disclosures were the name of the game at NCUA's January board meeting. The below two stories detail how NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson (left) and NCUA Board Member Debbie Matz have changed the rules of CUs converting to private insurance or to a bank charter.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - So how do consumers choose where to take their banking business? First, prospective credit union members and bank customers are looking carefully at the numbers and locations of branches before opening a checking account. Second, they are looking in more than one place for information to help...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The African-American Credit Union Coalition is gearing up to mark the centennial celebration of the nation's first credit union. In 2008, the movement will mark the anniversary of the first CU established in the United States. For its part, the AACUC said it will form a new...