FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- This is the big week for the credit union-sponsored BizKid$ TV show on public broadcasting to get its first airing across the country with a whopping 279 stations in 43 states, or 81% of the potential market, signed up.

CHICAGO -- Signals of a possible economic recession might have crowded headlines late in 2007, but fewer consumers than last year reported planning to pay down their debt loads, according to TransUnion, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus which commissioned the survey.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Lawyers for CUNA, the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association and three Pennsylvania credit unions will join with lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department in arguing in favor of the NCUA's ability to grant community charters to federally chartered credit unions.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With sales of new cars and trucks hitting a wall according to the latest industry reports, credit unions and auto buying service providers are ramping up efforts to smooth the road in several ways.