There has been a deadline extension to Jan. 27 for reserving hotel accommodations to attend CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference Feb. 21-25 in Washington, D.C.... More

CUNA's Dan Mica responds to Huffington Post.com's campaign urging consumers to move money out of big banks and into community banks.... More

A blog by CUNA President Dan Mica posted Thursday on the front page of The Huffington Post and responding to the Post's "Move Your Money" series, has generated hundreds of online comments, many from consumers praising their credit unions.... More

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which includes the NCUA, in an interest rate risk advisory released on Thursday reiterated "the importance of effective corporate governance, policies and procedures, risk measuring and monitoring systems, stress testing, and internal controls related to the interest rate risk exposures of depository institutions."... More

U.S Small Business Administrator Karen Mills has agreed to address CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference during the Tues Feb. 23 general session.... More

Suffolk FCU, a New York credit union that incurred losses when the CU National Mortgage/U.S. Mortgage Corp. fraudulently sold 189 of its mortgage loans to Fannie Mae, filed a lawsuit Monday against its insurer, seeking coverage of the losses under a bond policy.... More

A bill that exempts New York state-chartered credit unions from the state's special additional mortgage recording tax went into effect Jan. 1.... More

Sunday's H&FF Radio program looks at saving accounts for children, how college students are providing financial counseling to fellow students, tips to avoid identity theft, and financial resolutions for 2010. ... More