bank fees

• Michigan, Connecticut Leagues Join Spring Marketing Blitz

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 1, 2012

  Multimedia ventures include television, radio, newspaper and online outreach.

• Bank Defections Fueled by Fees

  March 11, 2012

  Consumer backlash against bank fees, coupled with poor service and unmet customer expectations, has fueled increases in defection rates among customers of large, regional and midsize banks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Bank Customer Switching and Acquisition Study.

• Safety Lures More Consumers to CUs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 4, 2012

  Back in 2009, voters’ views on the safety and soundness of credit unions and banks were nearly even.

• Bigger the Bank, the More Consumers Fleeing: J.D. Power Study

  By Andrew Corselli  |  February 27, 2012

  Acquisition of new customers by smaller banks and credit unions increased by 2.2 percentage points 2011, the study found.

• Becker Optimistic

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 16, 2012

  ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite an uncertain economy, aggressive regulators and myriad other challenges, there is a great deal for credit unions to be happy about, NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker said at the Jan. 9 meeting of the Metropolitan Area Credit Union Management Association.

• Bank Transfer Day: 24,376 New Members in South Carolina Since Sept. 29

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  November 10, 2011

  League president says normal membership growth exceeded by 42%.

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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?

• Bank Transfer Day: CUNA Says 650,000 Have So Far

  By Marc Rapport  |  November 3, 2011

  CUNA said Thursday that a survey of 5,000 credit unions shows that least 650,000 consumers have joined in past month.

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  Bank Transfer Day: More Banks Back Off as CUs Keep Up Push

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  November 1, 2011

  Credit unions, trades, leagues keep up offensive as banks retreat, Saturday approaches.

• Texas League Plugs CU ‘Free Checking’

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  October 31, 2011

  Texas Credit Union League promotes CU checking options.