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• Roadblocks Hinder Credit Union Housing Finance

  By David Morrison  |  April 24, 2013

  The biggest obstacles to credit unions launching or growing a housing finance program are lack of staff, concerns about compliance and a lack of leadership from the highest executive levels, according to credit union executives and housing finance consultants.

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  Possible Edward DeMarco Replacement at FHFA Has History With Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  April 15, 2013

  Media sources report that Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, is a lead contender to replace DeMarco.

• More HARP: FHFA Gives Nod to Loan Mods Through 2015

  By David Morrison  |  April 11, 2013

  Refinancing program had been scheduled to end at the end of 2013. Now gets two more years.

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  GTE Mortgage CUSO to Build on HARP Success

  By Eileen Courter  |  January 30, 2013

  The American dream of home ownership may have taken a hit over the past few years, but GTE Financial in Tampa, Fla., still wants to build mortgage lending into its plans.

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  Riding Wave of Record Loan Growth, Credit Unions Prep for 2013

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 9, 2013

  A much anticipated gift arrived during the holidays when third quarter data showed credit unions posted their strongest loan performance in history.

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  Credit Unions Grew Market Share

  By David Morrison  |  December 19, 2012

  For the first time ever, credit unions originated more than 8% of all U.S. mortgages originated in any given three month period, Callahan and Associates announced in May. The previous record had been just over 5%.

• Gains in Housing Market Expand Gateway to Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  October 31, 2012

  Thanks to the real estate bubble and its aftermath in the Great Recession, housing finance has become an increasingly important driver for credit union membership, according to credit union executives around the country.

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  Housing Market Gains Expand Gateway to Credit Unions: Print Preview

  By David Morrison  |  October 25, 2012

  Find out in this preview from next week's print edition how revived housing demand is driving credit union membership growth.

• ACUMA Meeting Looking to Marketing: Onsite Coverage

  By David Morrison  |  September 24, 2012

  LAS VEGAS — This year's conference focusing more on the marketing of housing finance programs and less on the nuts and bolts.

• Mortgage Market Share: Leaders Call for a Push for More

  By David Morrison  |  August 12, 2012

  Executives from different parts of the credit union industry are hard at work to build credit unions’ share of the U.S. mortgage market even higher than the record 8% that credit union’s achieved in the first quarter of this year.