WASHINGTON-Monthly estimates produced by CUNA's economics department show loan growth slowing to a crawl and savings declining. The dollar amount of loans outstanding rose just 0.3% in January, according to CUNA's sampling, while savings fell 0.7%. The loan-to-share ratio reached 80.8%, up from 80.0%, and delinquencies held at 0.7%. CUNA...

You won't find much more of an odd couple than this one. Marv Umholtz (left), infamous in the CU industry for his work with the Coalition for Credit Union Charter Options, and Jim Blaine, CEO of State Employees' CU of N.C., a dedicated credit union purist who is one of...

WASHINGTON-While acknowledging credit unions' interest in moving the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) told credit unions that right now is the time to push for regulatory relief legislation. "The Credit Union National Association is one of the strongest grassroots organizations I have...

WASHINGTON-The same day credit unions and banks were testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on regulatory relief and as CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference wound down, the three major national banking trade associations took the opportunity to remind Congress of their opposition to the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 2317)....