WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - NCUA Chair JoAnn Johnson shares has her say on the subprime mortgage situation, but CU Journal has given readers the opportunity to weigh in on these issues as well. Below are the results of several online polls. To add your two cents or see past surveys, visit www.cujournal.com.

ONTARIO, Calif. - In one of the biggest single sponsor expansions ever, UPS FCU said NCUA has approved its expansion to serve all 325,000 employees of United Parcel Services and their family members nationwide.

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. - SAFE CU has installed Integrated Media Management's TotaleChecks suite of software products for document output and signature capture.

WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae Chief Executive Daniel Mudd called on credit unions last week to join his secondary mortgage market giant in helping right the foundering mortgage market.

Western Union Delivers For Star Systems' Labry

Credit unions pride themselves on service, a key point of differentiation when compared to banks. Yet the person that most members interact with, the teller, has traditionally been relegated to heads-down, data entry tasks to process deposits.

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AKRON, Ohio - Last year, credit unions rushed to meet NCUA deadlines and fortify the online branch with pricey multi-factor authentication (MFA) tools. This year, many say they're dealing with the fallout.

The decades-old fight between banks and credit unions was highlighted by the Pueblo Business Journal, Colorado, which featured criticism of Ent FCU here by local banks. The story highlighted bank complaints that the $2.1-billion Ent is larger than all local banks combined, and that it claims a 40% marketshare in the Pikes Peak region.

The Guerra Family and Wescom Credit Union President Darren Williams and SVP of Real Estate Lending Peter McNulty Raise the First Wall of the Habitat For Humanity Home as part of a building project that took place at the Los Angeles County Fair. 'We are excited to be working once again with Habitat for Humanity to help a family achieve the dream of home ownership,' said Yesceni Ramirez (not pictured), vice president of community relations of Wescom CU. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

NEEDLES, Calif. - If geography translated into prosperity for financial institutions, Desert Communities FCU would be facing a wealth of opportunities. However, the expanse of the land mass served by the credit union offers challenges as tough as the terrain itself.

NORWELL, Mass. - A credit unions' representative has emerged as a major player in the effort to take advantage of a new state law facilitating the conversion of credit unions to banks. Michael Hanson, who served briefly as state Banking Commissioner and now serves as general counsel for the Massachusetts CU Share Insurance Corp., is representing two of the three state charters currently switching to mutual savings banks.

Manning & MasterCard Team Up

SAN ANTONIO - Will Rogers once said: "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there"-and that's exactly what Tim Harrington is afraid could happen to CUs.

MADISON, Wis. - Nine out of 10 CUs with $1 million to $35 million in assets provided wage increases to their staff in 2006.

ROYERSFORD, Penn. - A man who robbed Superior Credit Union at gunpoint was apparently undeterred by the police station next door.

One of the largest of operating expenses for any business is real estate, and credit unions can save significant amounts of money by purchasing rather than leasing office space.

CALGARY, Canada - During its annual general meeting here the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) welcomed four new members representing Cameroon, India, Poland and the United Kingdom.

DUBLIN, Ireland - A dozen credit unions in this country have lost an estimated (U.S.) $34.4 million they had invested in a German bank that came close to collapsing as the result of its own investments in subprime mortgages in America. Ireland's Financial Regulator has launched an audit as a result. Credit unions in Ireland have more than $10 billion in surplus funds.