The Texas Credit Union League, joined up with NCUA, began warning CUs Wednesday to make sure disaster preparation plans are firmly in place in advance of Hurricane Alex.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a candidate for U.S. Senate to fill the open seat of the retiring Christopher Dodd (D. Conn.), is getting a PAC boost from the Connecticut Credit Union League.

The sudden NCUA takeover of the $876 million Arrowhead Central Credit Union on Friday was as much a surprise to the $4 billion Alaska USA FCU, now owner or co-owner of four former branches of Arrowhead, as it was to others, Alaska USA management reported.