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BROOKFIELD, Wis.-Dave Selina questions whether credit unions are connecting their need to serve a younger market with their desire to also reduce expenses.

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Strategic planning is no longer a once-a-year meeting at an off-site location.

ARLINGTON, Va.-In planning for 2011, credit unions must pay more attention to the shifting financial business model as opposed to getting hung up on all the threats to revenue.

OLYMPIA, Wash.-During planning sessions, it's no longer taboo to discuss the possibility of merging into another credit union, according to one veteran of the process.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Planning to take advantage of banks' poor consumer image will be even more critical in 2011, according to PSCU Financial Services.

ATLANTA-Cross selling to build deeper member relationships was an important goal during 2009 planning sessions. Now for 2010 strategy meetings, it is imperative.

SAN DIEGO-Strategies that include outsourcing data processing are no longer limited to small credit union planning sessions.

DES MOINES, Iowa-It's time for transformational-not incremental-change, and that will be the biggest issue facing credit unions during their strategic planning sessions, according to The Members Group.

SAN DIEGO-Give John Tippets credit: he is not willing to take a bow if he feels he has not earned it.

NEW YORK-Contrary to what many might have expected, community development credit unions have continued to hold their own during the worst recession since World War II, a new study reveals.

ALBANY, N.Y.-Among the CDCUs that have performed well through the recession is Alternatives FCU here.

LOS ANGELES – Credit unions throughout the Golden State are reporting improved mid-year financials, with several erasing big losses of the past two years and other troubled institutions less red ink, even as the NCUA’s second quarter assessment for the corporate credit union bailout weighs them down.

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OREM, Utah – NCUA said this evening it has taken under conservatorship Family First FCU, a one-time $175 million credit union based here, as Utah has joined the list of Sand States housing troubled credit unions.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA announced today it has reestablished an office of the chief economist for the first time in 18 years and hired John Worth, policy manager for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to head it.

CHICAGO-As an economist, Dave Colby is accustomed to being asked what potholes he foresees in the road ahead. Colby joked that with the economy being what it is, these days he has trouble seeing the road.

PLANO, Texas-Credit union executives' outlook on the nascent economic recovery remains static, with Southwest Corporate FCU's CEO Confidence Index second quarter results nearly identical to the first quarter.

CHICAGO-The Federal Reserve is projecting a slow, moderate economic recovery, and credit union economists see no reason to disagree.

LAS VEGAS-Credit Union Journal asked attendees at the recent 1 Credt Union Conference: How are the assessments affecting your credit union's operations?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Last month’s $1.1 million NCUA assessment, coming after last year’s $1.4 billion charge, is foiling a recovery for many credit unions, deepening losses for some and turning net income into losses many others.