| 09/02/10 - MDI early registration ends Sept. 17 |
| Discounts apply until Sept. 17 on tuition paid by NAFCU members and nonmembers to attend NAFCU’s Management Development Institute, which is set for Nov. 15-20 in Durham, N.C. |
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| 09/02/10 - NAFCU weighs in on RESPA proposal |
| The Department of Housing and Urban Development should ensure that any changes to its Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rules do not inadvertently affect credit unions through arrangements with lender affiliates, NAFCU said Wednesday. |
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| 09/02/10 - NAFCU, writing lawmakers, touts CUs’ role |
| NAFCU President Fred Becker reiterated the association’s argument that credit unions’ federally tax-exempt status helps ensure consumers a unique, quality alternative to banks in letters Wednesday to the leaders of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees. |
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| 09/02/10 - NCUA adds fraud to WesCorp complaint |
| The NCUA Board late Tuesday filed an amended complaint alleging, variously, breaches of fiduciary duty, fraud and unjust enrichment by three former officers of Western Corporate FCU, under conservatorship since March 2009. |
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| 09/02/10 - NCUA closes First American CU |
| NCUA said it liquidated First American CU of Beloit, Wis., Tuesday and signed an agreement with First Community FCU of Parchment, Mich., to assume its assets and liabilities, ensuring members uninterrupted access to credit union service. |
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| 09/02/10 - No change in Do Not Call fees next year |
| Fees for access to phone numbers in the National Do Not Call Registry will remain at current levels through fiscal 2011, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. |
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| 09/01/10 - Becker defends CU tax exemption |
| A repeal of the credit union tax exemption would force credit unions to cut back on lending, even as the president is calling on financial institutions to make more capital available, according to NAFCU President Fred Becker. |
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| 09/01/10 - Court grants NCUA written argument extension |
| A court has granted NCUA an extension to Sept. 2 to provide further written arguments about its decision to begin liquidating Kappa Alpha Psi FCU on Aug. 13. |
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| 09/01/10 - FDIC reports more troubled banks |
| FDIC second-quarter data indicate that the number of troubled banks has risen to 829, which is nearly double the number of problem institutions that were reported at the same time last year. |
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| 09/01/10 - Four key lawmakers added to Caucus slate |
| Reps. Jim Himes, D-Conn., Rubén Hinojosa, D-Texas, Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., and Brad Sherman, D-Calif., are the latest lawmakers to be added to the top-notch speaker lineup for NAFCU’s 2010 Congressional Caucus at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, Sept. 19-22. |
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| 09/01/10 - NCUA extends corporate CU guarantee |
| NCUA has extended the expiration date of the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Share Guarantee Program from Sept. 30, 2012, to Dec. 31, 2012. |
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