The relief effort by credit unions to aid victims of the Japanese disaster continued this week with Western Bridge Corporate waiving international wire fees for CUs acting on behalf of their members.

"Effective immediately and until the end of May, we will not assess the standard $10 WAVE fee or $62.50 per wire for call-in," wrote Philip R. Perkins, president/CEO, in a notice distributed to members.

A spokesman for NCUA said the humanitarian gesture by Western Bridge was approved "subject to certain conditions."

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