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National Credit Union
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
NCUA Announces 2008 Schedule for Credit Union WorkshopsNCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives will host 20 training workshops in 2008 Alexandria, Va., January 30, 2008 -- The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is holding 20 training workshops hosted by NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives in cities across the country in 2008. Offered free to credit unions, the workshops will discuss the following current issues significant to credit unions:
“NCUA’s goal in hosting our free workshops is to convey useful information that helps answer questions and address relevant issues. I encourage credit unions to sign-up and actively participate in a local workshop. Each is designed to provide regulatory guidance and to promote open discussion of important initiatives that affect credit union operation and membership,” said Chairman JoAnn Johnson. The 2008 workshop schedule follows:
Credit unions can visit NCUA’s website to register and view the agenda and most current information online at www.ncua.gov/CreditUnionDevelopment/Events/Index.htm. The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, also operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the savings of over 86 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions. |