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By David Morrison |
August 27, 2012
Money from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s latest round of funding will help credit unions offer members alternatives to high cost payday and auto loans, improved savings options, financial education and loans to bring fresh food into neighborhoods that currently do not have any, according to...
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By David Morrison |
August 21, 2012
New Orleans credit union says 39 small business loans done in first year.
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By David Morrison |
August 20, 2012
Twenty-four credit unions or credit union organizations received grant assistance from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in the latest round of funding.
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By David Morrison |
August 13, 2012
New Orleans credit union plans to use $2 million of grant for low-interest loans to existing grocers to help improve fresh produce inventory.
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By David Morrison |
October 10, 2011
An innovative community development credit union that serves the greater New Orleans area is one of 12 financial institutions to receive federal grant money to help improve the quality of food in their areas.
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By David Morrison |
September 7, 2011
More of the costs left over from failed corporate credit unions will hit most existing credit unions in late September. The NCUA Board approved assessing federally insured credit unions an additional 25 basis points of insured shares to help foot the bill for the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund.
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By David Morrison |
September 7, 2011
Kiva.org, the online organization that allows individuals to invest in development micro-loans around the world, has chosen a community development credit union as its field partner for its micro-lending effort in New Orleans.
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By David Morrison |
September 1, 2011
Micro-loans backed by Kiva would still count against 723 Cap.
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By David Morrison |
August 31, 2011
Success with New Orleans credit union encourages micro-lending organization to partner with more.
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By David Morrison |
August 29, 2011
ASI Federal Credit Union, a community development credit union that serves the greater New Orleans area, has begun administering loans on behalf of Kiva.org.
