NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Matadors FCU, chartered in 1963 to serve the faculty, staff, students and alumni of California State University Northridge, is now called Matadors Community Credit Union.

WASHINGTON - Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill to establish optional federal chartering, regulation and supervision of insurance companies and agencies.

Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors, Westerville, Ohio, has appointed American Airlines FCU Internal Auditor Tamaela Meade and Detroit Edison CU Internal Auditor Barbara Netter to its board of directors.

WASHINGTON - Starting in the new year, thrifts can make larger small business and farm loans.

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DALLAS - CUNA Mutual Group and the Michigan and Virginia Credit Union Leagues are the latest three new investors in iCU NOW, a call center firm.

Auto auction houses are a popular method used by CUs to sell off vehicles repossessed as a result of defaulted auto loans. Read about this and other auto lending news in a special report on pages 14-16.

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