ARLINGTON, Va. - A four-month search to find a new president for NASCUS has ended. Mary Martha Fortney, a 10-and-a-half year veteran of the association who had served as acting president/CEO since Aug. 1, 2003 when former president/CEO Doug Duerr was dismissed, was named president/CEO of NASCUS. Fortney was one...

As the ongoing Columbia saga has continued to play itself out, NCUA's voice in the situation has been particularly silent. That's because the agency still struggles to come up with a final decision on whether to approve Columbia's vote. Faced with a deadline for making a decision earlier and a...

MANCHESTER, U.K. - The Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) has launched its new Web site using the org tag at www.abcul.org. It replaces its www.abcul.co.uk site. In addition, a modern blue and white color scheme replaces the former fire engine red. ABCUL spokeswoman Abbie Shelton said, "the whole site...

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...