Co-op Services CU, Livonia, Mich., was named "Competition's Best"--the highest "Best of Show" award in the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council's Diamond Awards competition. ... More

Sunday's H&FF Radio program presents suggestions on how to save big bucks by cutting costs, tips for young adults about how to manage their money, and last minute actions to save on 2009 taxes.... More

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Debbie Matz on Friday urged credit unions "to work closely with any of their members who find their finances under pressure...now that an enhanced array of federal initiatives is available to mortgage lenders helping homeowners stay in their homes."... More

An article by Minnesota Credit Union Network President/CEO Mark Cummins notes small businesses are clamoring for loans, and credit unions can help to spur lending to them if member business lending limits are lifted.... More

The House again passed comprehensive health care legislation late last week, and while some small portions of the original House bill have been removed, unrelated portions of the bill that revamped federal student loan programs and eliminated fees paid to private banks to act as intermediaries in student lending remained in the final document.... More

Money funneled through World Council of Credit Unions is aiding Haitian credit unions as they attempt to help people get back on their feet in the wake of a devastating earthquake earlier this year. ... More

The hacker convicted of masterminding the world's biggest data breaches and stealing hundreds of millions of credit and debit card numbers was sentenced to 20 years and a day in prison Friday, to be served concurrently with another 20-year sentenced he received Thursday on related breaches.... More

CUNA in comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spoke in support of the FTC's proposal to "protect consumers from unscrupulous entities who take advantage of consumers by offering loan modification and foreclosure rescue services that impose high costs without providing any benefits."... More

Attendees at The 1 Credit Union Conference in Las Vegas will be treated to two special events: Keynote speaker Kevin "the Katalyst" Carroll, author of the Red Rubber Ball series, and the return of the Executive Series of breakfasts with the authors/presenters at the conference.... More

The LSCU issued an action alert for credit unions in hopes of getting the word to Congress during the current recess. ... More