SAN ANTONIO-Lending cannot grow without an investment in technology infrastructure, according to David Polet, Voice of Consumer manager with CUNA Mutual Group.

To better understand the needs of potential Generation Y members, David Polet, Voice of Consumer manager with CUNA Mutual Group, urged audience members to read the following...

SAN ANTONIO-The potential impact of health care reform on employers is beginning to take shape, and credit unions need to educate themselves on what it will mean to their own future employee benefits.

SAN ANTONIO-Credit unions are well positioned to help members climb back from the financial valley many have fallen into in recent years, provided CU leadership is willing to learn more about their members and the best products and services for them, according to one person.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Credit Union Journal is now accepting entries for its 2011 Best Practices Awards.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.-More banks are likely to follow in Regions Financial Corp.'s footsteps and bring their credit card portfolios back in-house as the worst of the recession's damage recedes and they look to increase revenue.

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Five credit unions in Northeast Ohio have become victims of a significant data breach that began in April and which has also affected at least eight area banks.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The clock is ticking for credit unions to prepare their applications for grant awards from the U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-With the deadline for CDFI Fund applications looming, Jamie Chase of Credit Union Strategic Planning shared how past funds recipients have used their grants and the success they have had.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The director of NCUA's new Office of Minority and Women Inclusion has had five months on the job, and she is glad she does not have to tackle the monumental undertaking by herself.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Members are more than a credit application and a credit score, and Rex Johnson says credit unions that turn down members for loans without digging deeper do themselves and their members a disservice.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-There are a number of new rules and regulations relating to mortgage lending that credit unions must track closely, or risk penalties, fines, or even civil or criminal liability.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Credit Union Journal asked attendees at the National Federation of CDCUs' 37th Annual Conference here, "How has the challenge of serving underserved communities changed over the years, and what is your credit union doing?"

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The relationship between credit unions and NCUA examiners has become more strained than usual in the wake of a recession that has led to numerous CU failures and forced mergers.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The road for community development credit unions will never be an easy one, but after three decades in the movement Cliff Rosenthal is gratified to welcome the "reinforcements" that have arrived recently.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-One unforeseen side effect of the recession and slow recovery: community development financial institutions are earning a lot more respect.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Does the Community Reinvestment Act still matter? Not like it used to, according to two people, who stressed that CRA nonetheless remains important.

MADISON, Wis.-CUNA Mutual Group plans to ask its policyholders to approve a plan to convert CUNA Mutual Insurance Society to a mutual holding company structure from its current mutual insurance company structure. Under a MHC, CMIS would become a stock subsidiary of MHC; policyholders would own the MHC.

SAN ANTONIO-It is not easy keeping track of and in touch with 535 politicians who have different beliefs, priorities and agendas, but that is the strategy CUNA is mapping out under Bill Cheney.

WASHINGTON-CUNA, NAFCU and NASCUS have all filed comment letters with NCUA on its proposed voluntary corporate stabilization prepayment program, and all three groups have found different components of the proposal they would like to see changed.