In Business Las Vegas provided coverage of the divided support for the Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (CURIA), with banks lined up against it. The story outlined what CURIA would do, updated the number of congressional co-sponsors, and quoted Bob Arnould of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues on why credit unions are in need of the legislation. The story also included a statement from Bill Uffelman, president of the Nevada Bankers Association, who said, "We're opposed to the whole bill," he said. "There's nothing in it we like."
Marla Marsh, CEO of the Kansas CU Association, which represents 113 CUs in the state, was profiled in a Q&A in the Wichita Eagle. In the interview Marsh explained what the KCUA does and how she made her own transition from school teacher to association executive. Marsh began her career in CUs with the Ohio league and later worked for the New York State league.
