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• Space Coast Stands by Position in $100 Million CDO Suit

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 18, 2012

  The risks tied to collateralized debt obligations remains the focal point of Space Coast Credit Union’s lawsuit against Wall Street banks and credit raters.

• Wall Street Bank Suit: Eastern Financial Florida CU Aware of CDO Risks

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 17, 2012

  Defendants tell judge in motion seeking dismissal that former credit union was well informed of risks in collateralized debt obligations.

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  Financial Planning: Recession Prompts More Retirement Questions

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 14, 2012

  At a recent investment education seminar at a large hospital in Boston, Matthew Morrow witnessed what he says is a shift in who were asking some of the more poignant questions.

• Space Coast Ordered to Mediation in CDO Case

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 9, 2012

  In a $100 million lawsuit from Space Coast Credit Union against several Wall Street banks and credit rating agencies, a federal judge has ordered the parties to get together at a nonbinding mediation session.

• Space Coast, Wall Street Banks Ordered to Attend Mediation

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 30, 2012

  More than a week after Space Coast Credit Union announced its mortgage securities lawsuit against several Wall Street banks, a judge ordered mediation.

• Survey Finds Investors Value CU Experience

  March 25, 2012

  Some of the country’s biggest firms were ranked behind credit unions by investors describing their overall customer experience.

• Space Coast Goes After Wall St.

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 19, 2012

  The $3 billion Space Coast Credit Union recently filed suit against Merrill Lynch, Wachovia Capital, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers’ former CEO Richard Fuld and major U.S. credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, alleging that the defendants caused more than $100 million in losses to Eastern Financial Florida...

• Investors Value CUs Over Big Firms, Survey Shows

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 13, 2012

  When it comes their overall customer experience, some investors ranked credit unions higher than several of the country’s biggest firms.

• Space Coast CEO: Mortgage Securities Suit Not an Easy Battle

  By Michelle Samaad  |  March 12, 2012

  Doug Samuels, president/CEO of Space Coast Credit Union, knows its mortgage securities suit against several Wall Street giants may be an arduous undertaking.

• Space Coast Files $100 Million CDO Suit Against Banks

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 12, 2012

  Florida CU names Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch and others for creating phony demand for residential mortgage loans.