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WASHINGTON-The U.S. General Accounting Office found during a recent study that some privately insured credit unions are not "adequately" disclosing their private insurance status, a discovery that could heat up the private insurance debate all over again. "Some privately insured credit unions GAO visited did not adequately disclose that these...

WASHINGTON-CUNA strongly opposed suggestions included in a recent request for information by NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association-on automated clearinghouse returns that include a Standard Entry Class Code that is invalid for the account type or which the Receiving Depository Financial Institution believes may be fraudulent. NACHA specifically asked if a return...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The lending paradigm has changed, and the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association wants to arm credit unions with the know-how and necessary resources to be able to compete in the evolving lending environment. That will be the job of a task force to be formed by the PCUA...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - The rising cost of health insurance and the question of who should pay the bill promises to get more attention across the nation in the coming months. The issue looms at the heart of a credit union labor dispute in Indiana. On Friday, August 22, members...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The coalition of NAFCU, CUNA, several nationwide bank associations and some nationwide bank card issuers have delivered their latest round of arguments in the ongoing dispute of California's proposed card regulation law. Under terms of the now suspended law, credit unions and banks with card holders in...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar recently announced that the agency has slated its third annual Budget Briefing and Public Forum for the morning of Oct. 10. The briefing, given by NCUA Executive Director Len Skiles, will provide credit unions their first glimpse into the agency's 2004 budget and invite public...

MADISON, Wis. - For the fifth time, CUNA Mutual Group, CUNA & Affiliates, CUNA's Technology Council and the Information Technology Credit Union Association are teaming up to find out more about serving members online. The credit union groups are working on a research project with the Consortium for Global Electronic...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A jaunt to Dallas on an air-conditioned chartered bus for back-to-school shopping for the grandkids; a Texas-style barbecue with a Cajun twist; a gift bag stocked with a cloth, foldaway chair, canvas tote bag and Khaki shirts with gold-stitched embroidery - all paid for by Shreveport Federal...