personal finance

• Financial Planning Test for CU Staff

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 9, 2012

  What better way to get a gauge on how deft members are with their financial planning and investment goals than to test the employees at their credit unions.

• Financial Literacy Month Dedicated to Money Moxie

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  April 9, 2012

  It’s National Financial Literacy Month, and credit unions across the county have big plans to help young consumers up their money management IQ.

• No Family Budget, Carrying Credit Card Balances, Saving Less: NFCC Survey

  April 3, 2012

  Two of five in national survey say they are saving less than a year ago and 39% said they have no non-retirement savings.

• Savings Rewards Pilot Program From Filene, SaveUp Launches at 20 CredIt Unions

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 3, 2012

  Filene Research Institute and SaveUp.com launch pilot initiative at 20 credit unions in 15 states offering customized packages promoting account savings.

• Wisconsin Credit Union Employees Boost Investment Knowledge

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 2, 2012

  Nearly three years after employees at Wisconsin’s credit unions started participating in an investor education project, the latest update revealed an improvement in financial behavior.

• New Mexico Credit Unions Partnering with PSCU for Prepaid Card Focused on Teens

  By David Morrison  |  March 27, 2012

  Reloadable card can be used to teach the basics of personal finance, available through Credit Union Association of New Mexico.

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  Financial Education on MLK Day

  February 7, 2012

  MLK Day was not just a day off from school for a group of Battle Creek, Mich., high school students.

• Saving Less

  June 13, 2011

  The National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s fifth annual financial literacy survey has found that some 26% of Americans are spending more, saving less and still carrying credit card debt.

• CUs Fall Behind Banks in Online Satisfaction

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 31, 2011

  After consistently beating out large banks in customer online banking satisfaction, credit unions are lagging behind them for the first time.

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  A Necessary Investment Pays Dividends for CUs

  By Debbie Matz  |  April 6, 2011

  If you were one of the millions who visited New York City’s Times Square between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, you would have seen on one of the biggest billboards a public service announcement benefiting credit unions.