LAS VEGAS -- At the core of innovation is probably realizing that failure could occur over and over and over again, Joe Batista, director and chief creatologist at Hewlett-Packard Co, told attendees today at NACUSO's annual conference.

Members United Corporate FCU posted its March 2010 financial reports online today (www.membersunited.org/FinancialCenter.html); but, like the $8.5 billion institution's year-end figures, they do not include investment losses.

LAS VEGAS -- On the minds of many of the attendees and speakers at NACUSO's annual conference this week will likely be credit unions and their pressing challenge to remain sustainable.

The Senate late this afternoon is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on whether to begin consideration of a regulatory restructuring bill, though there hasn't been an agreement on what the measure will look like.