VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The chief economist of CUNA Mutual Group, David Colby, Wednesday joined in the industry call for credit unions to make their best case to lawmakers and the public as a stable financial force "considering this is not our turmoil or something we are part of."

PORT ARTHUR, Texas -- The Ike-battered credit unions of southeast Texas, operating all week on backup generators, skeleton staffs, no Internet and limited member service, were starting at last to get power Thursday.

WASHINGTON -- Credit union employees, volunteers and members who want to learn about the nuts and bolts of the NCUA's Share Insurance Program can sign up for the agency's Webinar scheduled for Oct. 7.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, one of the credit union movement's strongest allies on Capitol Hill, is down by nine points in his effort to win a 13th term, according to poll released this week by Franklin & Marshall College.