Mark Hawkins

• Altura Reports $5 Million Profit; CEO Says Strongest in 57 Years

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 26, 2013

  Formerly struggling credit union also posts 10.13% net worth in first quarter of 2013, marking Inland Empire's continued recovery.

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  Despite Turnaround, Golden State Credit Unions Shine Less Brightly

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 6, 2013

  The California economy and its credit unions are staging a comeback, but the Golden State doesn’t glitter as brightly as it used to.

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  California: Some Gleam But Not All Glitter for Golden State Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 19, 2013

  The California economy and its credit unions are staging a comeback, but the Golden State doesn’t glitter as brightly as it used to.

• Auto Lending Helps Altura CU Post Strong 2012 Financials

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 24, 2013

  Once-troubled California credit union says 2012 was best in its history.

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  People Helping People: Jan. 18 Shout Outs

  By Staff Writer  |  January 18, 2013

  Pictures and plaudits for people living out the credit union motto in their communities.

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  New Owners Seek to Rebuild Business Partners Brand

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 5, 2012

  When a litany of loan and management problems led to the demise of Telesis Community Credit Union earlier this year, the business lending CUSO it founded 17 years ago likely knew it would inherit a perception problem within the industry.

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  New Owners Seek to Rebuild Business Partners Brand: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 29, 2012

  This preview from next week's print edition focuses on the challenge faced by Business Partners LLC following the Telesis collapse.

• Altura CU Touts Latest Financials Despite MBL Hit

  By Michelle Samaad  |  November 21, 2012

  A year ago, unemployment was 14% around the Inland Empire in California, much higher than the national average.

• Altura Credit Union Net Income Drop Tied to Business Lending CUSO Impairment Charge

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 25, 2012

  Investment in CUSO drives net income down at California credit union.

• Altura Credit Union: Reviving Economy Brings Human Tellers Back to Branch

  By David Morrison  |  March 26, 2012

  The Riverside, Calif., credit union said it will return human beings to its Murrieta branch after it had been an ATM-only location for almost a year.