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ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Credit unions that are interested in applying for Technical Assistance Grants, but are not quite sure how to go about it can tap into NCUA experts during a conference call slated for July 6. NCUA Director of the Office of Credit Union Development Anthony LaCreta will brief participants on...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Bankers Association successfully blocked a bill, SB 1292, that would have allowed state-chartered credit unions to cash checks and wire money for non-members in their field-of-membership and sell them money orders. The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee voted down the bill which was introduced by...

WASHINGTON-The Credit Union Legislative Action Council of CUNA handed out a number of $5,000 checks to congressional candidates last month. Most of the big money went to long-time credit union friends at the federal level, including Congressman Jim McCrery's (R-La.) Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism; House Financial Services Committee...

Being not-for-profit, credit unions must constantly look for creative ways to reach their target audience. A very effective way is through community involvement. To enhance the credit union's public image, planning and participating in a variety of activities should be the first step. Over the years People's Alliance Federal Credit...

BURBANK, Calif. - Vista Federal Credit Union has taken a cue from Broadway for its latest annual report. Since 1999, the $346 million credit union's creative annual report themes have run the gamut from a comic book to a children's storybook. This year, Vista FCU drew inspiration from the popular...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that, among other things, would expand banks' Subchapter S authorities. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (H.R. 4520) passed the House by a vote of 251-178. The bill includes four key provisions for bankers that increase the shareholder...

In regards to your latest voting poll concerning whether overdraft programs need more regulation (see www.cutimes.com), I think OD programs are fine the way they are. Because it is just an overdraft fee that is not based on the amount of the overdraft, they should not be subject to an...

PHILADELPHIA- Philadelphia Federal Credit Union has launched a second salvo directed at banks here with its latest round of ads that play up the Better Than My Bank campaign launched last fall. Better Than My Bank marks the first aggressive advertising campaign in the $480 million credit union's 50-year history...