Credit union issues are on lawmakers' radar screens, even in the midst of one of the tightest election seasons in memory.

Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union has now been offering online bill pay for five years and about 1,300 active bill payers are using the service as the adoption pace continues to pick up, the CU says.

Using the conversion ploy, the American Bankers Association appears ready to launch a new legislative attack next January on its favorite target, the so-called "large bank-like credit unions," with a possible bill forcing them to convert to a mutual savings bank charter based on business lending across state lines.

CUNA Mutual Group is conducting a series of free Webinars for credit unions to learn how the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will affect them.