ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA issued three prohibition orders for November, banning the following individuals from participating in any federally insured financial institution:

In a Nov 13, a piece on CUJournal.com, entitled "Credit Unions Beat Banks In Loan Growth, Exec Pay And More," cited a study from Enetrix that claims that the median base salary of credit union CEOs is higher than the salary of bank CEOs of comparable size - this is very misleading.

CHICAGO — Three years will likely pass before Alliant Credit Union and The Golden 1 CU reach $10 billion in assets.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — More CUs are slashing holiday loan prices, cutting rates to below 3% to give members a boost at year's end.

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers plan to increase their holiday spending over last year, according to a recent survey conducted by CUNA and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA).

A former CPA colleague of mine called me this year and asked if we would be interested in buying a bank.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Summit Credit Union announced it has absorbed United Chemi-Con Manufacturing Employees CU as part of its credit union affiliate program.

Credit unions are gearing up for the holidays, setting in motion a sleigh-full of annual year-end promos aimed at helping members enjoy and cope with a season that's often as stressful as it's supposed to be jolly.

A New York Times editorial called the payday lending industry a "predator," yet many banks, thrifts and credit unions will tell you payday lenders serve many of their customers and members. Why?

Dan Egan is part of a history that goes back to the very beginnings of credit unions in the United States.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Rumors of the death of paper checks have, once again, been greatly exaggerated.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — It's no mystery to Public Service CU members how much the credit union's lending program is saving them - the total is right in the middle of the CU's home page.

WEST JORDAN, Utah — Mountain America Credit Union has improved its internal sales culture thanks to a team of sales consultants who make regular visits to its branches, resulting in significantly more new accounts and a Credit Union Journal Best Practices award.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Diamond FCU is making a lot of auto loans to young adults these days, but the real payoff isn't the asset dollars — it's the relationship.

FERNDALE, Mich. — Credit Union ONE has improved its employees understanding of complex regulatory issues and boosted fundraising contributions for credit union issues since launching an advocacy page on the CU's intranet site.

CLARK, N.J. — Aspire FCU is turning around consumer loans in minutes instead of days, has reduced expenses, and most important, is keeping member service high after closing six of its eight offices.

LONGVIEW, Wash., and SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Red Canoe CU and Empower FCU may have started something when they joined forces for lending "co-opetition" earlier this year.

CHICAGO — Three years will likely pass before Alliant Credit Union and The Golden 1 CU reach $10 billion in assets. But that growth target is already on the radars of the $8 billion shops that are preparing today for how life changes once they move beyond the threshold.

ATLANTA — The number of credit unions buying banks will likely increase next year, along with the size of the deals.

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Rivermark Community Credit Union has lowered interest rates for more than 9,700 credit card holders as part of a credit card consolidation initiative.