WASHINGTON -CUNA, employing the depth of its grassroots power, recently launched a new partnership with the American Football Coaches Association and others to help keep America's children safe through the National Child Identification Program. During a press conference on Capitol Hill, CUNA, the AFCA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and...
TUKWILA, Wash. -Aerospace firm Boeing has endured a number of layoffs in recent years that has caused Boeing Employees CU to step up with special programs to help out-of-work members. This time the credit union is experiencing the job cuts. The $4.7 billion Boeing Employees Credit Union plans to cut...
WASHINGTON - People on the streets leading up to Capitol Hill or looking out office windows in the area will undoubtedly take a second look at what will first appear to be a line of giant ducks on the street. In reality, what they'll be seeing are 17 giant stuffed...
TACOMA, Wash. - Harborstone Credit Union is now putting its mortgage loan documents on the Web, becoming one of the first credit unions to use the eLynx Web Posting Service (WPS) to electronically deliver and track closing documents. "Formerly, most of our first mortgage loan documents were printed in-house and...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - NCUA has issued a cease and desist order against Northeast Arkansas FCU for "accounting irregularities," more than four months after its CEO was asked to resign. Without admitting or denying fault, NCUA said credit union officials have consented to cease and desist from engaging in specific activities...
WASHINGTON-Last Friday was declared a national day of mourning by President George W. Bush as former President Ronald Reagan, 93, was laid to rest. Many may not remember, but Reagan's Administration almost put a tax burden on credit unions. In May 1985, during the Reagan Administration, the Treasury Department introduced...
SAN DIEGO - CUNA Mutual Mortgage Corp. used the backdrop of CUNA Mutual Group's Discovery 2004 conference here last week to announce its latest venture - the formation of a users group for mortgage lenders which the company says will create economies of scale for members in the delivery and...
ARLINGTON, Va. - Scott Bilker would be the first person to say that the American credit card industry has gotten out of hand, even as he acknowledges that, properly managed, credit card availability and use provides many significant benefits. "The key is in the balance between credit availability and use,"...