After nearly a year in formation, the new League of Southeastern Credit Unions, combining the Florida and Alabama Credit Union Leagues, becomes legal and official on Jan. 4.

WASHINGTON -- With an activist new president and a Congress eager to revamp the rules for the financial services industry, CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica and his colleagues have many balls in the air right now.

As 2008 came to an end, legal and operational woes continued to spill over into 2009 for the beleaguered Texans Credit Union.

National Credit Union Foundation Executive Director Steve Delfin leaves the foundation at a time when the patterns of how and why Americans contribute to charitable or nonprofit efforts