MADISON, WI – CUNA’s Center for Professional Development continues to expand its distance learning options with

three new audio conferences. Identity Theft, Credit Union Bankruptcies in 2001, and Credit Union Investments are

topics of upcoming conferences.

Identity Theft will be held from 12-1:30 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, November 28. In this session, experts from

the National Credit Union Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, and CUNA Mutual Group’s risk management

area will join CUNA lawyers to discuss identity theft and to answer audience questions about this serious problem.

Issues they will cover include:

• Why is identity theft soaring?
• What do federal agencies require credit unions to do when they suspect illegal access to information and accounts?
• How can you help your members to protect themselves and your credit union from misappropriation of their financial information?
• What does your credit union need to do to guard against identity theft?

Credit unions must register for the Identity Theft audio conference by noon (CST) on Tuesday, November 27.

Cost is $79 per call.

Credit Union Member Bankruptcies in 2001: Emerging Issues and Recurring Problems is set for 1-2:30 p.m. (CST)

on Tuesday, December 11. Charles L. Williams, III, a specialist in credit union regulatory affairs, program

development, bankruptcy representation and consumer credit issues, will present this session. His presentation

will focus on:

• The proposed Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention/Consumer Protection Act of 2001.
• The payroll deduction dilemma.
• Your right to pre-petition shares and deposits.
• Cross-collateralization and your security agreement.

Call in to discover what your credit union needs to know about bankruptcy. Registrations are due by noon (CST)

on Monday, December 10. Cost is $79 per call.

Credit Union Investments is set for 1-2:30 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, December 13. Speakers for this session are

Michael Dixon, senior vice president of the Client Strategies Group at Corporate Network Brokerage Services, Inc.

(CNBS) and Steven Rick, senior economist for CUNA & Affiliates’ Economics & Statistics Department. They will

address:

• The factors affecting the current trends in both short- and long-term interest rates.
• The projected shape of the yield curve over the next six months.
• Investment allocation strategies.
• Appropriate investment duration strategies given the forecast of interest rate trends.

Cost for this session is $79 and registrations must be received by noon (CST) on Wednesday, December 12.

Cassette tapes of each of the three audio conferences are also available for $79. Cassettes will be delivered

approximately three weeks after the conference. For more information or to register, contact Janet Aide at

1-800-356-9655, ext. 4330, e-mail

jaide@cuna.com, or visit our website at

training.cuna.org