SALT LAKE CITY - Plenty of credit unions have had big kick-offs and celebrations to show off their new Web site or Internet banking system, but Mountain America here did it for its new intranet site, MACUNOW. The CU threw an all day launching party complete with food and refreshments...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve approved updated Reg Z regulations on the federal Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) that will help address the problem of predatory lending. The Fed's rule to the provisions of Truth in Lending that implement HOEPA broadens the scope of mortgage loans subject to HOEPA...

WASHINGTON - NCUA has proposed an amendment to revise Part 704, the corporate CU regulation. The new amendment would allow all corporates to engage in loan participation, something individual corporates asked NCUA for this year in the form of waivers. NCUA's take on capital was one of the most anticipated...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After two years of working through the regulatory process, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar finally saw his `baby' mature. After extensive discussions and a record number of comment letters, Regulatory Flexibility, or Reg-Flex, became a reality. As part of the Reg-Flex program, federal credit unions that maintain a CAMEL 1...

MADISON, Wis. - Financially-sound workers are productive workers. That's the view of Thomas Garman, Director of Educational Services at the InCharge Institute of America, Orlando Florida. Garman told a colloquium sponsored by the Filene Research Institute, the Center for Credit Union Innovation, and the Center for Credit Union Research at...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The NCUA joined the president, other federal agencies, and nations around the globe on Dec. 11 in `The World Will Always Remember September 11' ceremony. President George W. Bush requested NCUA and other federal agencies to participate in this worldwide initiative. NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar led the event at...

ANAHEIM - Preliminary figures indicate that there were about 300 attendees at BAI's 2001 Retail Delivery Conference held here last week. In total there were about 1,500 attendees at the show. Traditionally the show plays host to a potpourri of major tech announcements, many with financial ties. On Tuesday Dec....

WASHINGTON-While Washington and the rest of the country attempted to return to life as usual following the terrorist attacks of September 11, there were some obvious voids. Inside the credit union community, several trade associations were forced to cancel or postpone conferences at costly expenses to the groups. The largest...