In recent weeks there have been a number of news stories and related developments involving credit unions that deserve comment. Here is a brief look at just a few of them: * The CO-OP Network, under the capable leadership of its CEO Bob Rose, continues to make impressive headlines on...

Readers who haven't checked out the Credit Union Times Web site lately, are in for a pleasant surprise. cutimes.com (re-named "daily independent report on credit unions") has been completely revamped from log-on to log-off. Not only is our Web site now easier to read (large, clean typefaces and modern design)...

Over the past 18 months or so, credit unions and the growing number of organizations that represent them, seem to have gone on a binge in creating alliances, partnerships, cooperative ventures, special interest CUSOs, and new entities of all types. The alleged purpose of this organizational frenzy, such as the...

Asure-fire way to get a heated discussion going at a credit union meeting is to bring up the subject of board term limits. When credit union CEOs mention term limits, it is immediately assumed that they are looking for justification to oust one or more board members who have been...

Now that NAFCU's 34th Annual Conference and Exhibition is history, the organization's leadership group, staff, and members who attended the gala event in Orlando earlier this month have to be pleased with the outcome. Once again, NAFCU meeting planners put together a large conference that was thoroughly professional with excellent...

As readers may have seen from the many letters to the editor Credit Union Times has been running in recent weeks, a number of readers took the time to send in comments about my June 6th column on pet peeves. Apparently most everyone has a pet peeve or two of...

At 112 pages, the July 11, 2001 issue of Credit Union Times has set a new record for the number of pages in a single weekly issue. This issue will be distributed at the 2001 NAFCU Annual Conference and Exhibition. Interestingly, many of the issues in this publication's first year...

The NAFCU Annual Conference and Exhibition is going on this week in Orlando. What better time to reflect on NAFCU's strengths and weaknesses than when its entire leadership group and a large percentage of the group's members are all gathered together under one roof? One of NAFCU's biggest strengths is...