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ANKENY, Iowa - Dennis Skelton was literally thrust into the throes of the Iowa Caucuses when voters at his precinct elected him chairman to oversee the delegate nominations that cool Jan. 19 evening. Skelton, president/CEO of $90 million Deere Community Credit Union showed up at the Ankeny precinct to cast...

MADISON, Wis. - Credit union industry veteran Pete Crear, formerly EVP and COO of CUNA and currently executive vice president for external relations at CUNA, has been named as the recipient of this year's Herb Wegner Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Credit Union Foundation. In addition to his work...

MADISON, Wis. - After 15 years of preparation, CUNA Mutual is set to start officially doing business in China, one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding markets in the world. "China is a complex market to enter, but one that has tremendous promise," said Ralph Swoboda, SVP of CUNA...

No one keep really accurate statistics on the incidence of crime at ATMs. Police generally tend to file such attacks under aggravated assaults and therefore don't break out their data that way, according to Zingher. CUNA Mutual, the insurer for 95% of credit unions in the U.S. confirmed that it...

Will Spam bill help or hurt credit unions? Can technology help snuff out ATM crime? Read about that and more on pages 20-28.

MADISON, Wis. - As part of its plan to streamline day-to-day operations and focus on international trade association and development efforts, the World Council of Credit Unions has appointed Dr. Brian Branch to vice president and chief operating officer, effective January 1. Branch was previously vice president of WOCCU. Working...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In what it describes as "an effort to streamline the organization and to better prepare it to meet future challenges," the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association has restructured its senior staff. Named to the Executive Management Team are: Jim McCormack, president/CEO; Bob Hinchey, executive vice president, fee services;...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Banks and credit unions here have found a common cause - a battle against a proposed state tax on services, including a wide range of banking activities. If passed, HB 1029 and HB 1030 would tax fees for transferring funds from one account to another, stop...