The Oklahoma Credit Union Foundation Tuesday deployed its Tornado Disaster Relief Fund to assist credit union people impacted by tornadoes Sunday and Monday in Shawnee and Moore. And CUNA Mutual Group reported major damage to just one credit union.

With a wet U.S. spring causing the potential for flooding to increase, all credit unions need to make sure they know whether a property is in a flood zone before approving a mortgage, according to an article by Kriss Besch, CUNA Mutual Group product support manager.

Like credit unions in the U.S., Canadian credit unions continue to outperform banks in serving the financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, according to a Canadian Federation of Independent Business research report.

Wayne County Community FCU in Smithville, Ohio, stepped in to fill a need when parents were disappointed that their three- to five-year-old children didn't have an option for playing organized sports in the community.

Catalyst Corporate FCU, Plano, Texas, named two new members to its Supervisory Committee.

Bob Macey, Allegheny County councilman and business development/community relations director for Century Heritage FCU, won the Democratic primary election against opponent Arlene Jabbour in Council District 9 in Pennsylvania Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association said.

ONTARIO, Calif. (5 23 13) Stephen Barden, former credit union president CEO, California Credit Union League employee and Western CUNA Management School  (WCMS) Board of Trustee chair, has died, said the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues. Barden retired in