ARLINGTON, Va. - While hard figures on the number of credit unions that have done business with Bentley Financial Services, Inc. and Entrust Group-the firms being sued by the SEC for offering uninsured CDs-may be hard to come by, some say the impact is expected to be crucial. NCUA requested...

*Established in 1950 to serve the California Teachers Association; *Assets of $1.03 billion; *Currently ranked as the 12th largest credit union in California; *Operates 20 branches; *87,655 members from among approximately 1,600 select employee groups; *Reserves -13.1%; *Loan portfolio - $740.3 million; *Loan to share ratio - 86.1%

WASHINGTON - Credit unions over $50 million appear to be weathering the tough economic times quite nicely. According to NCUA's just-released third-quarter call report data, Return-on-Average Assets (ROA) was a solid 1.01% as of Sept. 30, 2001, down only slightly from 1.03% as of March 31 and from 1.06% at...

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Putting a new twist on "whistling while you work", Arkansas Federal Credit Union Branch Manager Terry Vick and his staff kick off each workday with a morning Happy Song. "I got the idea last year while attending the University Lending School in Chicago. Rex Johnson related member...