Top 10 News Now stories during April

MADISON, Wis. (5/2/08)--Here are the Top 10 News Now stories most requested by readers during April. Use the link to review the entire story online:

10. CU teller shot during robbery
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (4/2/08)--News outlets in North Carolina reported that a teller of a Charlotte, N.C., branch of Raleigh-based State Employees CU' was shot during a robbery yesterday.

9. Phisher uses CUNA, Wal-Mart 'breach' as bait
MADISON, Wis. (4/9/08)--CUNA and Wal-Mart Stores have shut down a new e-mail phish attempt purportedly from CUNA and advising of a Wal-Mart data breach.

8. New fraud schemes targets CU employees' keystrokes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (4/3/08)--The NCUA issued alerts to credit unions on fraud schemes, one of which is a new type of phishing scam the regulator said poses "a significant risk" to credit unions.

7. Tax measure could add HSA burden for CUs
WASHINGTON (4/11/08)--The House Ways and Means Committee passed the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 this week, a measure could threaten credit union participation in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), according to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).

6. CUNA: Flawed Treasury plan would turn CUs into banks
WASHINGTON (3/31/08)--CUNA Sunday blasted a proposed U.S. Treasury financial regulatory overhaul which initial reports said would consolidate federal credit unions, national banks and federal thrifts into a single "federally insured depository institution" charter.

5. CUNA chairman attacks 'new breed of CUs' misnomer
WASHINGTON (4/21/08)--CUNA Chairman Tom Dorety isn't happy about the Treasury's blueprint to revise the financial system--and most of all, he's "tired of this idea that there's a new breed of credit unions."

4. American Banker notes banker 'doublethink'
WASHINGTON (4/22/08)--The ability of the leader of the American Bankers Association to hold two contradictory beliefs simultaneously--at least where credit unions are concerned--was questioned in the April 21 issue of American Banker newspaper.

3. Mica: Treasury's perilous plan has long road
WASHINGTON (4/1/08)--After reviewing details of the U.S. Treasury's long-term plan to overhaul the nation's financial institution regulatory structure, CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica remained convinced the plan is perilous for credit unions and consumers.

2. Third-party info distributed to CUs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (4/15/08)--A new questionnaire that NCUA field staff will use to complete the evaluation of credit union third-party relationships has been distributed by the agency to federally insured credit unions.

1. House won't vote today on CU bill
WASHINGTON (4/29/08)—CUNA's lobbying team will be on Capitol Hill early Tuesday morning to focus on next steps after learning that a much anticipated Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act (CURRA, H.R. 5519) was pulled from Tuesday's House voting schedule.

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