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WASHINGTON- While the delay in the passage of a bankruptcy reform bill (H.R. 333) is not welcomed by credit unions, CUNA still has full confidence that lawmakers will be able to work out their differences and pass a bill this congressional session "because the issues involved are too compelling not...

MORRILL, Neb. -Small-town Nebraskans are looking for credit unions to replace vanishing banks. One new credit union is open, another is climbing the regulatory mountain and a third is in the offing - all in communities with no more than a few thousand people and with no banks. "In a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Financial privacy legislation, one of the most hotly debated and heavily lobbied issues in the California Legislature this year, died a lingering death on the final day of the legislative session. Three separate attempts to pass some form of financial privacy legislation were all rejected. Even after...

WASHINGTON-The bankruptcy reform bill (H.R. 333), which has already taken a beating over the last few years of its life, is once again in for an uphill battle. While the number of pro-life Republicans threatening to vote against the bill because of the clinic violence agreement numbered about two dozen...

NASCUS' annual conference is scheduled for Sept. 7-10 in the Big Easy. This year's conference features all three NCUA Board members, and sessions on regulatory issues and innovation in the state-chartered CU system. Look for NASCUS and state-chartered CU coverage on pages 44-47.

In the August 14th issue the article on CEO compensation using CUES data caught my eye. When inflation has remained relatively low for a number of years, it is surprising to see double digit salary increases for CEOs. Or is it? First off, who does CUES represent? It's not called...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The focus on identity fraud expanded from a consumer problem to one of national security after Sept. 11, but despite the passage of new laws and development of new technologies, the challenge remains large. That's the take from Ariana-Michele Moore, an analyst for Boston-based Celent Communications, who...

ARLINGTON, Va.-As part of its recent Web site update, NAFCU is enabled to provide a form letter for its members to edit and e-mail to lawmakers in support of bankruptcy reform. The trade association is also able to track somewhat how many of its members take advantage of the new...