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The article offers author's insights on the future of credit union (CU) tax exemption. Topics discussed include the entreaties in U.S. Congress by bankers as supporters of tax exempt status movement, the comment of credit union consultant Dennis Dollar on his confidence that they will not lose tax exemption, and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) report which shows the estimates on the number of consumers benefited annually.

The article discusses data from the National Credit Union Association's (NCUA) third quarter 2014 Call Report. It highlights key findings from the report including the 19.4 percent increase in new auto loans, 21.9 percent growth in non-federally guaranteed student loans, and the 4.3 percentage points improvement in loan-to-share ratio. The data also confirms a year-over-year decline of 1.7 percent in long-term investments made by credit unions.

A calendar of Credit Union National Association (CUNA) events from December 2015 to October 2016 is presented including the CUNA Supervisory Committee and Internal Audit Conference, the CUNA Economics and Investments Conference and the CUNA Payments Roundtable.

The article focuses on the importance of credit union (CU) fundamentals for economic planning in 2012. Royal Cole, Vantiv Corp.'s president of financial institution, says that fundamentals drive the marketplace competition of CUs. Cole offers information the CU's card portfolios, the product choice and control, and financial lookout. Moreover, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) data on loan portfolio, loan growth among CUs in the U.S., and membership increase is also discussed.

The article focuses on the difference between alternative capital and secondary capital as part of the future in the credit union industry in the U.S. It states the tendency of credit unions, like Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) alternative capital over secondary capital. However, the author notes that scenario does not mean that secondary capital is less important and be placed secondary to anything else.

The article reflects on the year 2006 events of credit union industry. The author discusses the announcements made by National Credit Union Association (NCUA). DFCU did not pursue charter conversion and at Columbia, members who asked questions were expelled from the board. According to the author, some discomfort in Credit Union is needed to avoid future confessions.