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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit unions across the state began the work of cleaning up after Hurricane Jeanne last week. But for too many, cleaning up after Jeanne meant just clearing away the latest layer of rubble on top of the damage from the previous storms as credit unions and credit...

DALLAS - Credit unions received higher marks for personal service and better interest rates, and banks received higher marks for breadth of product line and convenience from two interviewees in a Sept. 27 Dallas Morning News article that examined the pros and cons of the two types of financial institutions....

HOUSTON - Who says work can only effectively be conducted at the credit union branch? Since early 2000, Houston Postal Credit Union through its telecommuting program has been slowly building a successful network of "virtual" offices at staffers' homes. HPCU President/CEO Vladimir Stark says several factors combined led to creating...

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Nadaguides.com - a leading publisher of used car values - has launched a side-by-side vehicle comparison tool that lets consumers compare up to four different vehicles simultaneously. The new tool allows consumers to compare new vehicles against used vehicles as far back as 1998. Vehicle buyers...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After a fairly substantial cooling off period since NAFCU raised its objections to private insurance, the controversy is alive and kicking again. Comments were due Sept. 27 on NCUA's proposed regulation on disclosures and voting rights in private insurance conversions. Comments sent in to NCUA ranged from a one-pager...

"I believe credit union people are truly practicing people helping people to help themselves. I believe that's the only way to make people independent and make sure their growth is sustainable. Credit unions aren't charity, they're empowering institutions." - Arthur Arnold, president/CEO, World Council of Credit Unions who will resign...

WASHINGTON - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) told attendees of NAFCU's Congressional Caucus last week that, despite the Government Accountability Office report, he was "not terribly disappointed with the secondary capital study." Nothing happens in Washington without that first obligatory study, he said. Sherman said it has not undermined his resolve...

WASHINGTON - The SBA recently recognized the achievements of two women-owned and minority-owned businesses during National Minority Enterprise Development Week recently held here. Belinda A. Davis, president of Belton, Mo.-based DGR Associates was named the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year by the SBA. Davis' company's services include...