WASHINGTON - President Bush last week stepped into the ongoing Congressional controversy of terrorism insurance that has varying degrees of importance to credit unions depending on who you ask. The question before the U.S. Senate is whether the Federal Government or the market needs to be the "the insurer of...

I read all of publisher Mike Welch's columns and usually agree with him. Once again he is right on the money with his comments on Dan Mica being in the photograph with NCUA Board members (CU Times, March 20, 2002). I objected to Mica's presence in the photo with the...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Novar plc, the parent company of Clarke American Checks is still looking for a buyer for its U.S. check printing business. According to LetsDeal, the second round bidding deadline will probably be in mid- to late-May. More than 20 interested parties made first-round non-binding bids. The...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Newly confirmed NCUA Board member JoAnn Johnson promised an open door approach at the agency for credit union officials while urging them to be politically active on the state and federal level. "I want each of you to be mindful that political activism is the key to...