CHICAGO -- In the struggle to increase membership, credit unions may have a lot to gain by lowering overdraft fees.

Former White House Chiefs of Staff Leon Panetta and Andrew Card were featured as keynote speakers at the league conference. The two shared their opinions regarding the recent presidential election.

SAN FRANCISCO -- An all-star line up took the stage the final morning of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues' annual meeting to discuss their views on the current and future state of credit unions.

WASHINGTON -- Credit unions are working with the Treasury Department and the NCUA to find an alternative funding source in light of the Bush administration's decision to put on hold the plan to buy the troubled mortgages of financial institutions.