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• Credit Union Branches to Go on the Endangered Species List?

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 15, 2013

  The one clear fact in the raging debate about the role of branches for credit unions is that the voices are getting louder on both sides, with some insisting that clinging to branches is strangling the industry’s profitability while others say that the personalization is what makes credit unions different.

• Credit Union Embezzlement Up in 2012: Report

  By Peter Strozniak  |  May 14, 2013

  Study finds 18 cases of inside theft, up from eight in 2011. Overall, 33% of embezzlements, report said, stemmed from gambling.

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  Print Preview: Will We Soon See the Last Branch Standing?

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 9, 2013

  This preview from next week's print edition takes another look at the possible fate of bricks-and-mortar branching.

• People in the News

  By Staff Writer  |  May 8, 2013

  Hirings, promotions, retirements among credit union people.

• Middle America is Favorite Emerging Market for Schwab Chief Investment Strategist

  By Joyce Hanson  |  May 1, 2013

  U.S. strengths: high productivity, the rule of law, relatively cheap real estate, low transport and energy prices, restrained labor costs.

• New Horizons for Delta Community CU as Halter Takes Helm

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 1, 2013

  In 2005, Delta Community Credit Union thought about changing its name and with it, a shift away from a then 65-year tie with its longtime sponsor, Delta Airlines.

• CUSO Urges Credit Unions Not Fear Realtors

  By David Morrison  |  April 26, 2013

  White paper from CU Realty Services seeks to reassure credit unions about working with Realtors to build purchase money loan business.

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  New Horizons for Delta Community CU as Halter Takes Helm: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 25, 2013

  This preview from next week's print edition takes an in-depth look at the new CEO at Delta Community Credit Union.

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  Brett King and the Death of the Branch: Part 2

  By Brett King  |  April 24, 2013

  In this part two of three, King details how changing consumer behavior is driving down branch use and profitability.

• Lack of Homes Drops Real Estate Numbers for March

  By David Morrison  |  April 23, 2013

  National Association of Realtors says sellers market continues.