March 29, 2010, Alexandria, Va. – The new National Credit Union Administration website at www.ncua.org showcases an updated look and feel to encourage consumers, credit unions and other interested parties to visit the site and become familiar with its improved layout and design.

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 21st March 2010 to 28th March 2010

The definition of remittances in the recently introduced Senate financial regulatory reform package is “overly broad” and “would essentially make it impossible for credit unions to continue to offer any form of international electronic fund transfer services to their members, CUNA and WOCCU said in a March 25 letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)

Florida law enforcement authorities are looking for the ringleader of a fraud and identity theft ring involving 42 people who stole more than $200,000 from five Orlando area credit unions over three years.

Credit unions got several ringing endorsements this week in the media, which featured articles about growth, member business loans, credit card rates, benefits of credit unions and more.

Credit unions should “be vigilant” if members that hold student loans declare chapter 13 bankruptcy.

The New York state Senate this week passed a budget resolution including support for municipal deposit choice–a move the Credit Union Association of New York applauds.

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.