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  Harvard Credit Union Inks Deal on Alumni Cards

  By David Morrison  |  October 7, 2012

  A deal announced last week between the Harvard Alumni Association and the 31,000-member $409 million Harvard University Employees Credit Union has guaranteed that at least 4,500 alumni of the university will carry the credit union’s credit card.

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  St. John’s FCU Merges Into Greater TEXAS FCU

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  October 3, 2012

  The $2.4 million St. John’s Federal Credit Union in San Marco, Texas, has merged into the $500 million Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union of Austin.

• Harvard Alumni Soon to Have Credit Union Affinity Cards

  By David Morrison  |  September 27, 2012

  Harvard University Employees Credit Union wins right to buy portfolio from Barclays Bank and create affinity program through PSCU.

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  Members Shift Into Repair Mode

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 24, 2012

  Matching contributions to employee 401(k) plans had either been scaled way back or completely eliminated as firms looked for ways to rehydrate dry revenue streams to weather the Great Recession years of 2008 and 2009.

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  Members Shift Retirement Plans Into Repair Mode: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 20, 2012

  Some companies are matching contributions again. Find out more in this print preview from next week's Credit Union Times.

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  Gigi Hyland Leaving NCUA Board on Oct. 5

  By Marc Rapport  |  September 20, 2012

  Hyland, a Democratic appointee by President George W. Bush in 2005, has been serving on an expired appointment since August 2011.

• Middle Class Families Experience $10,500 Drop in Assets: Report

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 18, 2012

  Report from Consumer Federation of America and Primerica finds drop since 2007 in large part from falling housing prices.

• Post-Recession, Women in Control Face New Challenges

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 17, 2012

  The Great Recession forced some women to take an even more active role in managing the household’s finances.

• Atlantic Financial FCU Adds a SEG

  By Staff Writer  |  September 17, 2012

  Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union now offers membership to employees of Transamerica Life & Protection. As a select employee group, Transamerica will offer AFFCU membership as part of its benefits package.

• POPA FCU Picks Bartus

  By Staff Writer  |  September 17, 2012

  POPA Federal Credit Union, Cerritos, Calif., has named Raymond Bartus its next CEO. Bartus had served as the credit union’s interim CEO.