FOM

• Industry Shows Creativity and Lack Thereof: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 3, 2013

  Staring down shrinking margins and the confusing moniker “credit union,” some have gotten creative with their fields of membership. This is not a particularly new phenomenon but one that has garnered attention from an L.A. blogger who was just looking for a credit union to join. She’s had a great...

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  Industry Shows Creativity and Lack Thereof: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 1, 2013

  Staring down shrinking margins and the confusing moniker “credit union,” some have gotten creative with their fields of membership.

• Chiropractic Federal Credit Union Expands into Minnesota Market

  By Peter Strozniak  |  March 11, 2013

  Michigan credit union expands services into Minnesota.

• NCUA Board Approves TIPS Investments and Larger Rural Districts

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 21, 2013

  The NCUA Board approved two new rules during its February meeting Thursday that expand investment powers and field of membership reach.

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  ABA Scorns Thrivent’s Common Bond Change

  By David Morrison  |  February 13, 2013

  A proposed change to a federal credit union’s sponsoring organization's membership has raised questions about whether the federal credit union’s field of membership will still meet NCUA regulations.

• Sponsor Change Could Force FOM Change at Thrivent: NCUA

  By David Morrison  |  February 5, 2013

  ABA, NCUA question whether move from Lutheran to Christian in Thrivent Financial for Lutheran eligibility would affect firm's new credit union.

• ABA Questions Potential Field of Membership Expansion for Thrivent

  By David Morrison  |  February 4, 2013

  Thrivent Credit Union's sponsor is contemplating change that could sharply increase pool of potential credit union members.

• Johnson City FCU in East Tennessee Expansion

  By Marc Rapport  |  January 30, 2013

  The $39 million Johnson City Federal Credit Union said it has expanded its service area to take in two more East Tennessee counties.

• BMI Federal Credit Union Expands FOM Across Central Ohio

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 26, 2012

  The eight-county area has about 1.8 million people and is the nation’s 32nd largest MSA, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

• Apple FCU Now Exclusive Banking Provider to George Mason University

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 24, 2012

  Fairfax, Va.-based GMU has more than 33,000 students at its four locations, nearly 3,000 academic staff and thousands more other employees and alumni.