When your members are shopping for a mortgage, they are looking out for their own best interests.

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers, with their constituents again sorting the costs of the latest data breach, are busily drafting legislation aimed at stemming these breaches, at least one of which will include key provisions shaped by credit unions.

IOWA CITY - Members of University of Iowa Community CU resoundingly voted to keep its name by an 806-631 margin at a Feb. 28 vote here.

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MADISON, Wis. - Think you're saving money by hiring part-time tellers? Think again.

Northwest, Southwest Corporates Explore Merger

WASHINGTON - Harry Johnson, CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation was the keynote speaker at the African-American Credit Union Coalition's (AACUC) Winter Networking Reception.

WASHINGTON - Work on the CU regulatory relief bill, known as CURIA, has slowed on Capitol Hill, while lawmakers focus on more important issues, like funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina, terrorism insurance and reform of the secondary mortgage market, key members of Congress told attendees of CUNA's Governmental Affairs Confernce.

SLIDELL, La. - Homer C. Thomason, a former president of the Louisiana Credit Union League, has died. Mr. Thomason was 95.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Royal Credit Union has created a Lifetime Volunteer Award to show members its appreciation for their volunteer efforts within the CU and throughout the community.

MARCH

WASHINGTON - Loan backed by the Small Business Administration continue to represent an important opportunity for credit unions, not only in their ability to grow and serve their members, but also in the opportunity to contribute to the wealth and health of the nation's economy, according to SBA Administrator Steven Preston.

AUSTIN - While paying down a mortgage is a good way to save interest over time, a new study found greater savings when extra cash is placed in a tax-deferred retirement account.

WASHINGTON - CUNA CEO Dan Mica offered a recap on where credit unions stand today, the issues of importance on Capitol Hill, and both a farewell to the Washington Hilton and a preview of the GAC's future digs.

WASHINGTON - Allan McMorris, a self-proclaimed "hog-riding" CEO of a mid-sized Michigan credit union, was elected chairman of the CUNA Board of directors for the next two years. McMorris, who told attendees to CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference of his love for road riding on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, is president of Oakland County CU, a $150 million credit union in Waterford, Mich.

WASHINGTON - CUNA CEO Dan Mica offered a recap on where credit unions stand today, the issues of importance on Capitol Hill, and both a farewell to the Washington Hilton and a preview of the GAC's future digs.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Cornerstone Community Financial has joined a statewide effort to provide below-market, unsecured education loans to members primarily affected by Michigan's unprecedented job losses.

WASHINGTON - Work on the CU regulatory relief bill, known as CURIA, has slowed on Capitol Hill, while lawmakers focus on more important issues, like funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina, terrorism insurance and reform of the secondary mortgage market, key members of Congress told attendees of CUNA's Governmental Affairs Confernce.

CMG Enhances 401k Product

MADISON, Wis. - Peggy Post, the wife of CUNA Mutual President Jeff Post, has died after a long illness. Jeff Post did not attend CUNA's GAC in order to be with his wife, and issued a statement saying his wife wanted a quiet, private remembrance.