ARLINGTON, Va.-How many people with a master's degree in political science from George Washington University can say they have starred in a beer commercial and lectured to journalists and journalism professors on U.S. lobbying tactics? Been an elevator escort in the same year as he held the position of U.S....

The events of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, shook our nation to its very core, challenging us to reach within and examine what it is we truly believe, what is truly important to us. While the credit union community was blessed, particularly in comparison with other sectors of the financial services...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - In what's becoming a familiar story in the credit union industry, another credit union has converted to a mutual savings bank. This time it's the $82 million Allied Pilots Association FCU. This marks the 19th CU to convert to a thrift, with the total amount of converting...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Veterans or relative newcomers, CEOs seem to share a lot of basic attitudes toward issues facing credit unions today: field of membership expansion, CUSOs, growing competition, the role of credit union boards, and looming challenges. To learn CEOs' opinions on some important issues facing credit...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The smoldering clouds that hover over the Manhattan skyline and the gaping hole in the Pentagon are horrific reminders of Sept. 11's terrorist attacks, which left a nation stunned and bruised. While rescue crews in New York continue to labor feverishly to locate the approximately 5,500 still...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Ray Crouse had to answer a question from the boss the other day. "Our CEO wanted to know what we were doing to investigate CRM software. We came to the conclusion that we already have CRM software here," says the e-services manager at Allegacy Federal Credit Union...

WASHINGTON-Though credit unions, as well as the rest of America, try to bolster some semblance of business as usual, there are obvious voids. In addition to the missing twin towers in the New York skyline, credit union landmarks, like CUNA's Annual Symposium and NAFCU's Congressional Caucus, have also been decimated....

WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush has nominated Iowa State Senator JoAnn Johnson (R) to serve in his administration on the NCUA Board. Johnson will replace current holdover NCUA Board Member Yolanda Wheat, whose term expired in August. At the same time, Bush also announced Dennis Dollar as the permanent chairman to...