NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Because of the strong trust they engender, credit unions are in a solid position to generate more use of their existing credit cards or enter the market for the first time.

The proposed regulations, which are subject to public comments due at the end of November, would require the annual percentage rate to include

U.S. Reps. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) and Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) have been added to the list of speakers of NAFCU's Congressional Caucus.

Call it a sign of the down economy and California's shifting real estate market. The $7.5 billion The Golden 1 Credit Union has announced that it will start writing mortgages eligible for insurance from the Federal Housing Authority.