WASHINGTON-CUNA Senior Vice President for Political Affairs Richard Gose said the Credit Union Legislative Action Council of CUNA began this election cycle (2005-2006) doling out funds faster than in the past. He explained that as lawmakers begin ramping up for re-election earlier and earlier in the House's two-year election cycle,...

WASHINGTON - Two former CUs that became banks in 2005, have made the cover of the ABA's Banking Journal. In its April issue, the magazine has a lengthy interview with Larry Duckworth, CEO of the formerly $1.1 billion OmniAmerican Credit Union, now OmniAmerican Bank and a slightly smaller interview with...

MADISON, Wis. - An additional 305,000 members joined credit unions in February. Year to date, membership has increased by 505,000, according to CUNA Mutual Group's just-released Credit Union Trends Report, bringing the year-over-year increase back above the million member mark. Looking at the rest of the year, a "modest growth...

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union has tapped BrandPartners, a provider of differentiated retail environments headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire, to design and construct its new Plaistow, N.H. branch. The branch marks the credit union's first location in New Hampshire. The project consists of a 3,500 square-foot...