FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Credit unions that have found it difficult to make member business loans because of NCUA 12.25%-of-assets restrictions and MBL expertise requirements will find the going easier thanks to a new program available through Texas Credit Union League (TCUL). The Commercial Credit Partner Program (CCP), made possible...

WASHINGTON - The total number of credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets has reached an all time high of 48, according to a Callahan & Associates analysis of first quarter data. Crediting the sudden surge in assets at the top to the slowdown in the nation's economy,...

Once the decision has been made to conduct a member survey here are a few basic questions CUs must ask before choosing a research vendor: 1. What information will be asked? Can the credit union give input as to the types of questions asked? 2. Who constructs the "instrument"? How...

WASHINGTON-Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Gramlich spoke to the National Savings Coalition June 25 on the importance of saving and financial education, as well as the Fed's efforts in the matter. Personal savings across the country has dropped to the negatives in the first part of the 21st century. "We...