Giannoulias fixes claim of being banking group director

A banking group says Democrat Alexi Giannoulias didn't serve on its board of directors like he's claimed on his Senate campaign website.

The Community Bankers Association of Illinois said Wednesday that Giannoulias served on its Committee on Legislation and Regulation.

Attention is being paid to candidates' claims after Giannoulias' Republican opponent, Congressman Mark Kirk, recently acknowledged embellishing his military record.

Giannoulias' Senate website has been changed to match his official Illinois treasurer's website, which included committee service. A campaign spokesman calls it a simple mistake.

Association spokeswoman Andrea Cusick says Giannoulias served on the committee between 2005 and 2006.