MADISON, Wis. - As part of CU Journal's special report on the state of home equity lending, UW CU VP-Lending Mike Long offered his insight into the current market.

Eugene, Ore. - Oregon Community CU is happy to offer two new mortgage loan programs: the credit union-created ARMBuster Loan and the Credit Union National Association's National Home Loan Payment Relief, or HLPR Loan.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Credit Union League's grass roots efforts to bolster credit and debit card security will continue for the next two years as House Bill 3222 died in committee here.

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The Credit Union Journal is announcing its Call for Entries for its Best

NEW ORLEANS - It's more difficult for larger credit unions than smaller ones to receive low-income service designations due to the broader membership base, while all credit unions need more flexibility from examiners if they are to serve low-income members.

Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Germantown, Md., named Glen Lazovick director of mortgage lending.

'Untapped' Tapped For Recognition

If nothing else, a few weeks on the road have taught me this lesson: Las Vegas leads the nation in people wearing sunglasses at times when both the location (inside) and time (night) would not seem to require shades. And in other news...

CUs See Devastation, Progress In 9th Ward Tour

LANSING, Mich. - Credit union representatives began kicking around new ideas for legislative reform, including giving management more power to expel members; authorizing trust powers and easing CUSO rules.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - As CPM FCU has grown, George Lockwood has grown with it.

ALBANY, N.Y. - A long-shot attempt to tax federally chartered credit unions in New York died a quick death-just two weeks after it was introduced. The bill was withdrawn by its sponsor, Sen. Thomas Morahan. The bill was a long-shot because state legislatures can only tax state-chartered credit union and are not authorized to tax federal credit unions-only Congress can do that.

EWING, N.J. - Prime Alliance Loan Servicing, powered by Cenlar, is offering Private Label Subservicing, a private label, branded loan servicing program for CUs. Services include a member call center, escrow administration, default administration, loss mitigation, and others.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jax FCU was apologizing to more than 7,500 members whose personal information was accidentally exposed on Google.

Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Germantown, Md., named Glen Lazovick director of mortgage lending.

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DUBLIN, Calif. - Ellie Mae is launching ePASS Network, the mortgage industry's most-used Internet-based transaction platform, paving the way for users to bypass the use of the industry's customary 500-page loan files.

NEW ORLEANS - It's more difficult for larger credit unions than smaller ones to receive low-income service designations due to the broader membership base, while all credit unions need more flexibility from examiners if they are to serve low-income members.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Legislation designed to hold retailers responsible for protecting consumer information was approved June 5 by the California State Assembly by an overwhelming, 55-2 vote.