Mississippi

• Washington Governor Makes It Official: State Credit Unions Can Pay Board Members

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 23, 2013

  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law Monday that gives state-chartered credit unions the option to pay board members.

• CDCU College Program Featured on TV

  By David Morrson  |  April 19, 2013

  Hope Credit Union of Jackson, Miss., participates in the state’s college savings account program.

• Washington Governor Set to Sign Credit Union Board Compensation Bill

  By Peter Strozniak  |  April 18, 2013

  Measure would make Washington the 11th state to allow board member pay.

• Driven by Weather, Insured Losses in 2012 Hit $77 Billion Globally

  By Mark Ruquet  |  March 28, 2013

  Nine of 10 most expensive events were in the United States, including $35 billion from Sandy and largest drought claims ever.

• Tennessee Governor Signs CU Board Compensation Bill

  By Peter Strozniak  |  March 28, 2013

  State-chartered credit unions in Volunteer State can now pay volunteers.

• Looking Past Low-Income Credit Scores to Grow Profits

  By David Morrison  |  March 20, 2013

  When it comes to underwriting consumer loans, some community development credit unions have found success by looking at other factors besides credit scores.

• Flood Insurance Program 'One Large Event' From Needing More Fed Bailout

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 15, 2013

  Mississippi insurance commissioner makes that observation, while FEMA says agency continues to eye NFIP privatization.

• Hope FCU Mobile App to Aid Low-Income Members

  By David Morrison  |  February 20, 2013

  William Bynum, CEO of the 28,000 member, $161 million Hope Federal Credit Union, believes the Jackson, Miss.-based credit union’s new mobile app is the first step in what he and the credit union foresee as an effort to make widespread banking and financial management solutions available to lower income people...

• Underserved Called Major Market for Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  February 13, 2013

  FactorTrust CEO Greg Rable says question is whether credit unions can afford not to serve the financially underserved.

• Bills to Pay Board Members Get Airing in Washington Legislature

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 8, 2013

  Measures go before House, Senate panels in Olympia; supplemental capital proposals dropped from bills.