The financial crisis that ripped through most of the country during the past four years had left Iowa virtually unscathed. Earlier this summer, unemployment was relatively low, home prices were stable and farm incomes were on the rise. Iowa credit unions reported one of the nations highest return on...

The Vermont clash over the words bank or banking widened last week as CUNA, two state leagues and credit union executives weighed in.

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, based in Live Oak, Texas, has increased membership rapidly during the past several years, culminating recently in a milestone.

Ruiz was a co-conspirator in a business lending kickback scheme with the credit unions former vice president of business lending, William Liddle.