BEAVERTON, Ore. - The pattern is now common nearly everywhere - a declining credit union population is forcing a dramatic change in how state leagues handle governance to ensure equal representation for both big and small CUs, and the issue comes into sharp focus this summer with the election of...

WASHINGTON-Following 9-11, financial institutions have bolstered efforts to detect money laundering and terrorist financing. to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's By the Numbers, Suspicious Activity Reports have greatly increased. Between April 1996 and December 2003, nearly 1.3 million SARS were filed. Over 36,000 of those were from institutions regulated by...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Latching on to the success of the beanie baby collectibles, NAFCU's political action committee has made impressive strides in growth, namely thanks to their colorful bean bag bears. According to NAFCU Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Brad Thaler, PAC Pals-as the bears are called-account for approximately...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former NCUA Board Member Bob Swan has joined the staff of CUSO Partners LLC, a credit union-owned securities broker/dealer as a consultant. D. Henry Blevins, SVP/investor relations of the company said Swan's employment with CUSO Partners was effective April 1. "We did a trial run with...