A pending trip to attend a conference of Russian and Eastern European credit union leaders is giving Clifford Rosenthal, the Executive Director of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions a chance to feed some of his Russian roots.

In a new twist to NCUA's takeover of two Colorado credit unions, the state's largest, the $1.5 billion Bellco Credit Union, is waging a bold media bid this month to woo former New Horizons Community members to switch institutions.

Winners of the various challenges associated with the annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run in Washington, D.C. were presented their awards recently.

It's been an arduous two years for VAHNOLA Federal Credit Union after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the city of New Orleans in the summer of 2005.