MONGOMERY, Ala.. - Identity thieves should watch out- Alabama is arming its residents with the tools they need to better recognize scams. Recently the Credit Union Coalition of Alabama teamed up with the Alabama Attorney General Troy King to create a Public Service Announcement on identity theft. The PSA led...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Small Business Administration's popular 7(a) program, currently operating under a zero subsidy, coupled with any fee increases, could hurt credit unions in a number of ways, NAFCU recently said. NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker wrote that credit unions and their members have already faced increased fees...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-While on the outside looking in at the NCUA in 2003, then-Empire Corporate General Counsel Gigi Hyland questioned whether the agency had the statutory authority to require credit unions to require supervisory committee audits and place minimum standards on committee members. In its 2003 report, the Government Accountability Office...

Wal-Mart has been able to do something very difficult. In its quest to obtain an industrial loan company charter in Utah it has united disparate groups, some of which are bitter enemies. Case in point. At last week's FDIC hearings on the Wal-Mart application, realtors and bankers teamed up to...