refinancing

• GTE Financial Helps Members Seek Refinance ‘Harmony’

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 22, 2013

  Florida credit union works with financial services tech firm to offer web-based refinance app for cars and mortgages.

• Notre Dame FCU Meets $1 Million Savings Challenge

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 10, 2012

  Indiana credit union said it reached goal of a million dollars in re-financing interest savings in 2012 on Dec. 6.

• Fill ‘er Up! Freedom CU Member Gets Year of Free Gas

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 15, 2012

  Pennsylvania credit union wraps up promotion with gas giveaway and nearly 1,000 new auto loan applications.

• ACUMA Meeting Looking to Marketing: Onsite Coverage

  By David Morrison  |  September 24, 2012

  LAS VEGAS — This year's conference focusing more on the marketing of housing finance programs and less on the nuts and bolts.

• HARP Refis on Pace to Double 2011’s Numbers

  By Heather Anderson  |  September 7, 2012

  The continued high volume of HARP loans is attributed to record-low mortgage rates and program enhancements.

• Tower FCU: New Avenue for Mortgage Loans Through HARP 2.0

  By David Morrison  |  August 28, 2012

  Tower Federal Credit Union in Laurel, Md., handles $70 million in HARP loan applications since March, 70% of from members with loans with other lenders.

• Layoffs in S.C. Prompts Greater Abbeville FCU to Action

  August 27, 2012

  The $12 million, 2,350-member Greater Abbeville Federal Credit Union in Abbeville, S.C., is reaching out to its members and nonmembers hit by the closing of the Mohawk Industries textile plant in nearby Calhoun Falls, S.C.

• Tower FCU Reports Active HARP Participation

  By David Morrison  |  August 23, 2012

  Maryland credit union says more than a quarter of its refinances since March have been through federal mortgage payment reduction program.

• Student Loan Relief via Refinancing

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  July 22, 2012

  One of the toughest parts of borrowing money for education is paying off the loans, especially if high interest rates are in the picture. That’s where credit unions can come in and offer relief with student loan refinance programs, several experts say.

• Auto Refinancing Promotion Rings Up New Loans for One Nevada

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 5, 2012

  The state’s largest credit union said Thursday its Feb. 10-March 30 promotion resulted in 500 member refinances in 50 days.