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NCCUL and WOCCU met with Romanian CUs this week. The CUs are experiencing growth and want to increase their public relations efforts.
Kent Buckham has been named by NCUA as director of the newly created Office of Consumer Protection. The 7-person dept. launches in Jan.
Reg E gift card rule proposed by Fed. Would implement Credit CARD Act requirements that are effective Aug. 22. http://tinyurl.com/yh9eats
AOL's Walletpop advises "fee-weary consumers" to find a credit union, points them to CUNA's online CU locator: http://tinyurl.com/ydsjlvr
NCUA approved 2010 OTR of 57.2 percent
CU, CUMIS sue bank over check-kiting scheme
JANESVILLE, Wis. (3/5/02)--Blackhawk CU of Janesville, Wis., and CUNA Mutual Insurance Society (CUMIS) are suing State Financial Bank because of a check-kiting scheme that cost the credit union $1.5 million, the suit says, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (March 1).
The $189 million asset credit union and CUMIS allege that the $1.2 billion asset bank "wrongfully issued" cashier's checks to Michael Emerson, who was sentenced to 46 months in prison for running the scam (News Now Nov. 8).
The bank allegedly refused to honor those checks after they were cashed at the credit union. State Financial called the credit union the day after the checks were cashed and said it was stopping payment on four of the five checks because it suspected Emerson was involved in a check-kiting scam.
The suit says State Financial Bank didn't lose any money in the scheme, and holds $420,000 of Emerson's deposits. Blackhawk lost $1.5 million, but recovered $1 million through its insurer.
A spokeswoman for the bank says its actions were appropriate--that it took actions to protect itself from loss.
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