finance

• Intuit to Offer Mint Directly to Credit Unions, Banks

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 3, 2013

  Popular standalone PFM now to be a value add for members, customers.

• People 4-3-13

  April 3, 2013

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  T40B: Brandon Michaels, to the Industry Born, Focuses on Talent

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  April 3, 2013

  Wonder what dri­­ves Brandon Michaels’ desire to lead meaningful change? Look no further than his family. “I try to always do the right thing even if it’s not that popular,” said the president/CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based $490 million ­Mazuma Credit Union.

• Auto Lending Scams Grow, Prompt Alerts

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 27, 2013

  A Lexus dealership, sun-soaked Miami Beach, a rogue police officer and nearly a dozen criminal accomplices. It might sound like the early sketches of a Hollywood action film, but the setting and characters are real.

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  No Money Down Mortgages Stage a Comeback

  By David Morrison  |  March 27, 2013

  Two credit unions, NASA Federal Credit Union and Navy Federal Credit Union, are offering members mortgages without requiring any down payment or mortgage insurance.

• TDECU Touts Record Year in Housing Finance

  By David Morrison  |  March 22, 2013

  Texas credit union says mortgage loans tripled from 2011 to 2012.

• People 3-20-13

  March 20, 2013

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  Matt Piazza Succeeds Rick Webb as CEO at Atlantic Financial FCU

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 18, 2013

  Former auditor to fill shoes of 40-year veteran at Baltimore credit union.

• Free Checking Nearly Twice as Likely at Big CUs Than Banks: Bankrate.com

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 18, 2013

  Since 2010, credit unions offering free checking dropped from 78% to 72%, while it plunged from 65% to 39% at banks.

• cuStudentLoans Launches New Video Campaign (Video)

  By Peter Strozniak  |  March 15, 2013

  Business Barry and Squeaky, the puppet rappers, aim to explain things to 20-somethings.