PORTLAND, Oregon - CU Business Group LLC - a CUSO started by Northwest Corporate (and now also includes FirstCorp) to help CUs serve business accounts and make business loans - has signed its first credit union business partner in Cutting Edge FCU. "Even though we are not a large credit...

WASHINGTON-House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) encouraged credit unions that the fight has just begun in getting the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act through the lawmaking process. Though Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) introduced the bill, Oxley has been the key player shepherding the bill, H.R. 3951, through...

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Shipe family may be "anglo" but its credit union connections and commitment to the Arizona Indian community-indeed, the entire CU industry-run deep and long-standing. Which is why their "mixed" view on the formation of new Indian-run CUs is noteworthy. "Whether native Americans use existing credit...