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• Member Sues Suncoast Over Mortgage Mess

  By David Morrison  |  November 20, 2011

  A Tampa Bay teacher has sued the 511,000-member $4.9 billion Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union in Florida court, charging the CU repossessed her car after she fell behind on her mortgage payments.

• Debt Protection Demand Increases

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 20, 2011

  While credit insurance and debt protection have been long-time staples for credit unions as part of their loan add-on product suites, some experts noticed that they are becoming more of a priority as the industry continues to seek new noninterest income streams.

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  Guest Opinion: Changing the Unengaged Member

  By Jimmy Marks  |  November 13, 2011

  There’s a special kind of member we’ve heard a lot about recently. They’re the types who come in for a car loan or a credit card or, more recently, move their money from a big bank to a credit union. And after that initial transaction, they go quiet.

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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?

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  Bank Transfer Day: North Jersey FCU Reports ‘Lines of People’

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 5, 2011

  Fourteen new members in past hour. CEO says, "It's amazing, the flow of traffic in our lobby."

• Bank Transfer Day Continues Despite Bank Shift, Consultants Say

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  October 31, 2011

  More people still likely to switch, experts say.

• Rep. Tim Scott Brings CU Lessons to Capitol Hill

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 24, 2011

  When Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was a board member at Heritage Trust FCU, he and his colleagues were focused on expanding the reach of the credit union and seeing how it could best serve its members.

• Javelin Findings Suggest Online Banking Saturation

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  October 24, 2011

  If a new report is any indication, online banking adoption appears to have reached its limit.

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  CU Water Cooler Think Fest in Indianapolis: Online Only

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  October 10, 2011

  Ideas danced in the air and inspiration was shared, with practical applications underlying it all, at the CU Water Cooler Symposium in the FORUM CU conference center in suburban Indianapolis.

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  Big Brokerage Veteran Embraces CU Culture

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 10, 2011

  Like some financial advisers after the 2009 merger of brokerage giants Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney, Michael Salardino said he had grown frustrated with the changes the trillion-dollar consolidation brought on.