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WASHINGTON-The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing last week entitled, "Legislative Proposals to Implement the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission." The Sept. 22 hearing focused on strengthening title III of the USA PATRIOT Act to fight terrorism, according to a release from Committee Chairman Mike Oxley's (R-Ohio) office. The...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-NCUA held a successful Access Across America Economic Empowerment Summit recently with officials from several agencies addressing the credit union gathering. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus delivered the keynote address at the Summit on Sept. 13 in Albuquerque, N.M. "Melanie is an outstanding leader in America's small...

MADISON, Wis. - If credit unions hear nothing else about the timely discussions taking place on deferred compensation plans and executive benefits, they should take heed to three red flags. Joe Tripalin, CUNA Mutual Group vice president, executive benefits suggested credit unions pay close attention to the following: *If a...

WASHINGTON-CUNA and NAFCU recently submitted comments to Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who is in charge of drafting regulatory relief legislation in the Senate, on the `matrix' of provisions under consideration for the bill that he has circulated. "As you may recall from our testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on...

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - More than a week after US Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, talks resumed on Sept. 22 with its pilots' union on a new labor pact. The nation's seventh largest carrier filed on Sept. 12. In a prepared statement, the Air Line Pilots Association said...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - So many of the people appearing in the pagers of Credit Union Times are known for just one thing - the role they play in the credit union Industry. But what happens when they're not conducing credit union business? In Beyond the Job, Credit Union...

WESTBROOK, Maine -Some may say that Evergreen Credit Union Senior Vice President/CFO Kate Archambault leads a double life - reserved accountant by day and third-degree black belt at night. On the weekends Archambault morphs into her role as part owner and chief instructor of the Northern Chi Martial Arts Studio...

WASHINGTON-Few people are lucky enough to turn a hobby into a money making proposition. NAFCU Communications Manager John Zimmerman has put his passion for photography to work for him. "My principle goal is to make enough money to carry on my habit," he said, adding that he is getting there....