By Ron Jooss

3,000 people called in for CUNA's audio conference yesterday on NCUA's corporate stabilization plans. Here are some highlights:

CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica said CUNA's official position on the NCUA recent action was mixed. While the association agreed the regulator had to take action, CUNA is not convinced the proper mechanism has been prescribed.

By Mary Arnold

Why now and what does it mean to natural-person credit unions were two of the audience questions addressed yesterday by David Marquis, executive director of NCUA, during a free National Association of Federal Credit Unions archived Webcast.

By Henry Wirz

By Henry Wirz

I spent last week in the winter wonderland of Madison, WI, judging the Golden Mirror Awards. First things first: I should never, ever be allowed to drive in the snow. Apologies to the three or four drivers I almost ruined on Loop 12.

Second: Here are a few things I noticed while judging -

Solvent Green

2008 was a big year for "going green." Here's a small but tasty sample:

Posted by Christopher Stevenson

Posted by Lisa Hochgraf

Mary Arnold pointed out to me this morning that William Azaroff has a nice two-part series on his blog about what to do when a blogger posts something about your credit union, good or bad. In part one, William, interactive marketing/channel manager for $12 billion (U.S.) Vancity in Vancover, British Columbia, answers key questions, like:

Posted by Denise Wymore

Posted by Denise Wymore

Okay,

By Henry Wirz