On Feb. 2, more than 900 nonprofit organizations, including Legacy Credit Union's Legacy For Good Foundation, joined together for one big day to harness the power of individual contributions statewide, connecting new and existing donors with thousands of Alabama nonprofits.... More

Credit union executives from around the country are in Florida discussing the future of the movement. ... More

JetStream CEO Jeanne Kucey and West Virginia Credit Union League CEO Ken Watts represented credit unions during the hearing on examination fairness and reform. ... More

LSCU Communications Coordinator Joseph Davis recently interviewed LSCU Director, Legislative Affairs Jason Cochran about the upcoming 2012 Alabama Legislative Session.... More

Responding to a Dec. 3 letter from CUNA, Chairman Debbie Matz of the National Credit Union Administration reiterated that the agency is "continuing the process of evaluating the future disposition" of corporate credit unions assets.... More

Credit unions have inquired whether a new Truth in Savings disclosure requirement for overdraft services applies to institutions that do not offer overdraft protection services to their members but do charge returned-item fees.... More

CUNA and Coopera Consulting, a subsidiary of the Iowa Credit Union League, have launched a Spanish personal finance website for credit unions.... More

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has provided $2.1 million to the World Council of Credit Unions to help establish and test new financial data processing and product development capabilities for savings and credit cooperatives--or credit unions--in Kenya. ... More

Craig's List has pulled an advertisement that sought to recruit current credit union members to solicit others to join the credit union through them.... More

Velocity CU members voted Dec. 29 to switch from federally backed deposit insurance to private deposit insurance offered by American Share Insurance Corp. ... More