Chances are remote that Congress will pass a big bank tax into law this year, but House Republicans' sudden embrace of the idea suggests it has staying power.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Community Choice Credit Union awarded $886,902 to members as part of the first payout through its new member rewards program.

WASHINGTON -- If NCUA rethinks the proposed new capital rule's risk weights and allows CUs to access supplemental capital, the final rule would be much improved, says CUNA's chief economist.

DES MOINES -- Instant issue, lifestyle needs and now even limiting loss from fraud are key factors driving the rapid growth of prepaid, according to the latest findings from The Members Group.

WASHINGTON -- Comments on NCUA's new risk-based capital proposal, now published in the Federal Register, are due May 28, according to CUNA.

Small federal credit unions can improve their bottom lines by tapping into two often overlooked sources of funds, a CEO who has taken advantage of them told attendees a CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference forum.

International Airline Employees Federal Credit Union (IAEFCU) will merge into SkyOne Federal Credit Union on March 1, the two CUs said Wednesday.

Now that the Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the use of the Internet domain ".creditunion," CUNA says it has set up a mechanism for CUs to register their interest.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp's (R-MI) said the tax exemption for credit unions is "not going to be addressed" in his draft tax reform plan unveiled Wednesday afternoon.

The mortgage market has failed to shift from refinances to purchases as anticipated, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest weekly report on applications.

Credit unions should expect new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules on mortgage closings and credit reports this year, a panel at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference warned attendees Tuesday.

WOODBURY, Minn. -- Postal CU here has returned more than $524,000 to its members, 16% of its 2013 earnings.

WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright compared credit unions to a popular academy-award winning movie star during her keynote address Tuesday at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference here.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA has released Rapid City Telco FCU from a cease and desist order originally issued Feb. 25, 2010.

LATHRUP Village, Mich. -- Michigan First CU converted its core processing system to San Diego-based Corelation, Inc.'s KeyStone system.

WASHINGTON -- The NCUA's risk-based capital rule, along with new regulations coming out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, may threaten credit union growth and even the future of some institutions, say a number of CU executives attending CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference here.

WASHINGTON -- Citing recent challenges from the economy and those that lie ahead, NCUA Board Member Michael Fryzel told CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference attendees that collaboration will be a key to the continued success of the movement.

WASHINGTON -- Likening his role as an NCUA Board member to that of a CU director, Richard Metsger urged volunteers at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference to make sure their credit union remains relevant to members.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) said he will drop a bill called the "Credit Union Residential Lending Parity Act" in Congress this week that would offer some relief to credit unions pushing up against the member business loan cap.

TUKWILA, Wash. -- BECU is one of the largest credit unions in the United States with nearly $12 billion in assets. But Gary Oakland, its president and CEO from 1986 until his retirement in 2012, insisted on the CU keeping a "small" feel.