Staff Writer

SPRINGFIELD, Va.-In a recent speech, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar ran through a `to do' list for the agency in 2002. His goals for NCUA included: Continuing to strive for greater efficiency at the agency; Increasing emphasis on openness and accountability in the agency's budget and continuing the annual...

WASHINGTON - NCUA's proposed changes to Part 704, the corporate CU reg, include so many positive things, say corporate CU leaders, but unfortunately all those positives are overshadowed by one major negative - the 2% RUDE (Reserves, Undivided Earnings) requirement. Gigi Hyland, executive director of the Association of Corporate CUs,...

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Liberty Enterprises plans to continue its efforts to raise funds for disaster relief through a special checks program until March 1. Ongoing donations are targeted for the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund. At press time, the program had already raised more than $104,000...

United Heritage Credit Union, Austin, Texas, Senior Director CM Sgt. John T. Keller, USAF, Ret., has recently graduated from CUES' Directors Leadership Institute and earned the designation of Certified Credit Union Director. Serving since 1980, Keller is the second member of the UHCU board to graduate from the Institute. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Katie Fitzgerald, president of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) expressed her "deep disappointment" with a city ordinance introduced by Council Member Ambrose addressing predatory lending. The ordinance, known as the Home Loan Protection Act of 2002 is designed "to safeguard the District's residential...

KENNESAW, Ga. - MicroBilt has launched an XML Interface for its Software Developer's Kit (SDK) and added new functionality to CreditCommander.com. The XML interface is for obtaining credit reports in real time through the Internet using the Software Developer's Kit. Credit professionals have a choice between the credit bureaus' print...

ST. LOUIS - Educational Employees Credit Union hopes its newly formed government affairs committee will give the $290-million CU additional clout in Missouri legislative issues. Chief executive officer Hubert H. Hoosman Jr., said the idea for the new committee was first discussed at a planning session last August and is...

WASHINGTON -NAFCU Services Corporation has selected Allied Solutions, an insurance and financial services provider, as its "Preferred Partner" for Guaranteed Auto Protection and Mechanical Breakdown Protection. According to NSC President Keith Nolan, credit union members have shown tremendous interest in these types of retail products and Allied Solutions was a...