NCUA Appointment Stuck In Limbo
WASHINGTON-New NCUA board member Deborah Matz is still awaiting White House approval for a candidate,
Matz, a Democrat, sent the proposed hire over for White House approval more than two months ago but has yet to
In contrast, JoAnn Johnson, the Republican named to the NCUA board the same time as Matz, received swift
Sager is a longtime aide to LaFalce, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. In the
2nd-Grader Is Millionaire For A Day
JACKSON, Mich.-A seven-year-old from nearby Blackman Township won a million dollars from CP FCU-but only
Still, Andrew Lavery, a second-grader at Vinci Institute Primary School, will get to keep the day's interest on that
Lavery will get to watch on May 21 when the credit union deposits the $1 million into his share account.
The contest was part of the credit union's 10th anniversary celebration of teaching financial literacy to students in
CUs Open New Trust Company
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-Ent FCU and five Denver-area credit unions began offering trust services earlier
The new trust company will be based in Greenwood Village and operate offices in Colorado Springs, home to Ent
The company is targeting customers with as little as $150,000 in assets, about a third of the amount bank-owned
CUs Look Beyond Textile Base
GREENSBORO, S.C.-The continuing decline of the U.S. textile industry has forced several credit unions here to
The latest are Choice FCU, chartered to serve Burlington Industries, and Guilford Mills CU. Choice FCU, which
Sponsored by the troubled textile manufacturer, the credit union also saw its loans decline 9% between 1997 and
The two credit unions are part of a growing trend in South Carolina, where nine credit unions faced with troubled
Member Makes Citizens Arrest
MANCHESTER, N.H.-A member of Cathedral Credit Union stood and watched the armed robbery of the credit
James Cartmill, who stands six-foot-five and weighs more than 250 pounds, was undeterred by the gun the teller said
Then Cartmill, still grasping two checks he was about to cash in the credit union in his clenched fist, announced he