Don't miss an exclusive opinion on the NCUSIF from NCUA Acting Chairman Dennis Dollar on page 16 of our special report. Also, with the 2001 insurance industry focusing on innovation, pages 14-15 offer a potpourri of what's new in insurance offerings.

INDIANAPOLIS - Credit union data processor re:Member Data has signed an agreement with Oracle that allows the company to beta test its Oracle9i relational database software. Oracle9i provides the capabilities to archive all raw interface data and allows re:Member Data to tailor its new software solution to individual credit union...

San Antonio Federal Credit Union, has promoted the following employees: Debra Frick, assistant vice president of real estate lending; Lesa Jay, assistant vice president of indirect lending; Brad Jones, assistant vice president of information technology; Steven Lindsey, assistant vice president of financial services; Richard Parr, assistant vice president of indirect...

* Founded in 2001 by Craig Lassen and John Silvia, former Cavion execs, * Offers IT security, specializing in intrusion detection, firewalls, and secure form servers, * Seven employees, * 15 CU clients representing $1 billion in assets, * "It's so funny really, there was no real intention for me...

FDIC Chairman Donna Tanoue has resigned. Tanoue is best known of late for her work to reform deposit insurance. See full story on page 2.

KILLARNEY, Ireland - If the saying "misery loves company" is true, then credit unions can take solace-albeit small solace-from the fact that predatory lending is not just a problem plaguing U.S. consumers, it's pervasive worldwide. Just how widespread predatory loan practices and other fringe banking abuses are throughout the world...

Looking back three years ago finds both bank and credit union PAC contributions soaring. The actual 1998 numbers through April 1998 for the CU PACs totaled $242,786, including $203,875 from CULAC, $18,029 from NAFCUPAC (through March only) and $20,882 from CCULPAC. "To an extent, this is a chicken-and-egg thing," said...

MADISON, Wis. - Three CUNA Mutual Group executives spent a week in China recently where they visited with Chinese officials about the possibility of CUNA Mutual providing insurance for China's credit cooperatives. The CUNA Mutual execs included President/CEO Mike Kitchen; Ralph Swoboda, vp of international affairs; and Lon Sprecher, head...