Internet users who receive appeals to donate funds in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti need to perform their due diligence before responding to the requests, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation.... More

Praising credit unions for their "critical role" in getting credit flowing, Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) announced her support for legislation that would increase the member business lending cap for credit unions. ... More

In a recently published letter to the editor of American Banker, Credit Union National Association President/CEO Dan Mica encouraged legislators to support "measures that would further strengthen" the credit union charter, "including alternative capital sources."... More

The Credit Union National Association's corporate credit union task force has been reviewing the National Credit Union Administration's comprehensive proposal in detail and discussing the corporate credit union system during a three day meeting in Washington.... More

Credit union CEOs have never felt so grim about their current financial condition, according to Southwest Corporate FCU's fourth quarter 2009 Credit Union CEO Confidence Survey. The corporate has conducted the survey for six years.... More

SmartMoney and the Baltimore Sun touted credit unions' college loans and cooperative business model in two articles published this week.... More

The Better Business Bureau is promoting Christmas Club accounts and using CUNA statistics to show credit unions' participation. Georgia and Indiana newspapers have picked up the story, also using CUNA stats.... More

The U.S. Treasurey is holding a number of information conference calls for financial institutions to learn more about becoming CDFI certified. ... More

The World Council of Credit Unions and the National Credit Union Foundation have opened avenues for credit unions to donate to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. ... More

CUNA and others in the credit union movement have begun rallying around the relief efforts to help Haiti's 175 credit unions, their employees and volunteers, and their members impacted by Tuesday's deadly earthquake. ... More