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• San Jose, National 1st Credit Unions Approve Merger

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 31, 2012

  Consolidated Bay Area credit unions will get new name in a few months.

• Merger Pitfalls May Hinge on Failure to Talk Up Benefits

  By Candice Reed  |  October 22, 2012

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  Iowa Weathered Recession, But Now Battles Drought

  By Candice Reed  |  August 12, 2012

  The financial crisis that ripped through most of the country during the past four years had left Iowa virtually unscathed. Earlier this summer, unemployment was relatively low, home prices were stable and farm incomes were on the rise. Iowa credit unions reported one of the nation’s highest return on...

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  11 Small Businesses Helped by Credit Unions

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 10, 2012

  From providing a micro loan to get a food truck up and running to approving capital for a disabled member’s rehabilitation startup, credit unions helped.

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  11 Small Businesses Helped by Credit Unions

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 9, 2012

  From providing a micro loan to get a food truck up and running to approving capital for a disabled member’s rehabilitation startup, credit unions helped.

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  BofA Ignited Transfer Day, But Can It Be Sustained?

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  December 18, 2011

  It started simply enough. Bank of America announced, and later reversed, a decision to charge debit card users a $5 fee.

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  Marketing: Tweaks to Traditional May Aid Organic Growth

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  November 13, 2011

  More and more credit union marketers have been taking a second look at their existing membership to find ways to deepen those relationships.

• Bank Transfer Day: Soak Up the Attention, Then Build Momentum

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  November 6, 2011

  Bank Transfer Day was lauded for helping to nudge consumers toward credit unions. It was belittled as mere media hype. It was feared it would only bring in deposits and not loans, which would tip delicately balanced capital ratios.

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  Bank Transfer Day: BofA Blinks, but CUs Remain Grateful

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  November 6, 2011

  Is Bank Transfer Day more hype than consumer revolution?

• Growth was Good in 2010, TMG Financial Services Says

  By David Morrison  |  January 27, 2011

  TMG Financial Services, the card portfolio purchasing and agent issuing arm of the The Members Group, said it grew from both additional card portfolio purchases and from card use last year.