The Wisconsin Bankers Association is mischaracterizing an advisory panel's report on possible tax law revisions by focusing on one option mentioned, according to the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

As Hurricane Earl churns in the Atlantic, credit union leagues in Louisiana and Mississippi analyzed another hurricane's impact on the region's credit unions--Hurricane Katrina, which hit the coast Aug. 29, 2005. Two factors played key roles in credit unions' survival: shared branching and credit unions' cooperative nature.

Does your credit union have a whistleblower policy? This is the opening question in Credit Union Magazine's September compliance article, "Consider Whistleblower Policy Protections."

In its roles as conservator of Western Corporate FCU ("WesCorp") and plaintiff in a lawsuit against the corporate's former directors and current and former officers, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Tuesday filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.