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  8 Life Stage-Appropriate Credit Union Programs

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  December 28, 2012

  These life stage-appropriate programs target their demographic with incentives, from treasure chest prizes to loan discounts to local merchant coupons.

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  Lifestyle Lending Woos New Members

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 31, 2012

  Deciding whether to have a tummy tuck or not would most likely not be on the list of priorities for most consumers given the economic doldrums of the last few years.

• January Webinar to Teach CUs Online Compliance

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  January 16, 2012

  Credit unions could use a refresher course in the often-neglected area of online marketing and advertising content compliance. That’s the message from Kyle Woodmansee, the compliance specialist for Des Moines, Iowa-based consulting firm PolicyWorks, who will present an hour-long webinar, “Three Commonly Overlooked Website Compliance Issues,” on Jan. 26.

• Bank Transfer Day: New Jersey CU Coins ‘UnFEElievable’ Pitch

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  October 27, 2011

  McGraw-Hill FCU goes after banks by name.

• Sallie Mae Now Expanding Retail Push

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 13, 2011

  Sallie Mae made a shift last year when it introduced a high-yield, online savings account and online certificates of deposit.

• Sallie Mae Expands Checking Access Option

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 6, 2011

  Sallie Mae announced that it will begin offering no-fee student checking accounts into which colleges and universities can directly disburse financial aid and tuition refunds owed to students.

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  NJCUL’s Reality Check Provides a Wake-Up Call

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 30, 2011

  Reality Check was the aptly chosen name for the New Jersey Credit Union League’s one and one-half day Atlantic City conference. Over the densely packed schedule of deep-dive presentations on topics of current interest to credit union executives, the several hundred attendees heard over and over two stark realities.

• Wisconsin CU Members Saved Millions

  By Staff Writer  |  March 2, 2011

  The Wisconsin Credit Union League is touting a report from National Credit Union Foundation's Real Solutions program about the amount of money the state's credit unions saved their members in 2010.

• CUs Saved Wisconsin Members Millions in 2010, League Said

  By David Morrison  |  February 22, 2011

  The Wisconsin Credit Union League is touting a report from NCUF's Real Solutions program about the amount of money the state's credit unions saved their members in 2010.

• Treasury Rolls Out Tax Refunds Using Visa Prepaid Debt Cards

  January 26, 2011

  Starting this year, at least some underbanked or unbanked tax payers will be able to receive their tax refunds on prepaid Visa branded debit cards.