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Hundreds of website addresses insulting Bank of America’s chief executive, Brian Moynihan, and other top officials have been registered recently. Can any company succeed in preempting verbal attacks online?

What better way to remember 2010 than to look back at excerpts of Facebook postings in the CU community?

A dramatic shift in consumer communication preferences is taking place around the world-with a direct impact on how credit unions are managing cases of potential fraud.

The article "Industry To Fight New NCUA Power Grab" had me pulling out my Lucky Mojo Curio card of St. Jude, the Patron Saint of "Lost Causes" and rolling my eyes over "much ado about nothing."

Well, there you have it! A person writes a letter to the editor and complains about the federal regulatory oversight and in fear of retaliation they withhold their name. This is not a good sign.

When the corporates were taken over, NCUA insured 100% of the deposits. If the institution was not an insured institution-NCUA SHOULD HAVE CUT THEM A CHECK FOR $250,000 AND WISHED THEM A NICE DAY.

The holiday season is upon us, and planning for the coming year's initiatives is well underway. But something else is keeping you up at night. It's no longer Tarp, Dodd-Frank, or the 'great recession.' You're being visited by spirits, you say?

It was proceeding like your standard mystery shop -- until the mystery shoppers asked: "Tell me, why should I do business with you instead of the bank across the street?"

Examiners seem to have plenty of time on their hands for petty irritations and reprisal.

I am the CEO of a credit union which fortunately is doing fairly well in these very difficult times, but with NCUA and their illustrious Board of Directors, who knows what lies ahead.