JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Triad Financial Service's credit union clients are reaping the rewards of overcoming negative social stereotypes, enjoying an average 7.75% return on manufactured home loans that are completely guaranteed.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Members of San Jose, Calif.-based Valley Credit Union might have scratched their heads last week when they receive letters from the NCUA informing them that the agency had selected the $3.6 billion Citizens Equity First Credit Union

WASHINGTON -- The corporate balance sheet saga remained alive and well in December following two big NCUA announcements affecting the aggregate credit union system.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At press time the NCUA was expected to announce the purchase and assumption of Valley Credit Union by Peoria, Ill.-based CEFCU, capping off a year that saw 16 federally insured credit unions fail, four more than last year.

WASHINGTON -- The word of the year in 2008 could have easily been foreclosures, as homeowners' inability to repay their loans trickled upward and translated into staggering losses for Wall Street and foreign investors, thanks to the practice of selling,

SAN DIMAS, Calif. -- Moody's Ratings Service announced yesterday that it has downgraded Western Corporate Federal Credit Union's long-term rating from Aa3 to A2, and placed both that rating and WesCorp's Prime-1 short-term rating on review.

MADISON, Wis. - The challenges that face American credit unions in 2009 are a stroll in the park compared to the do-or-die efforts currently underway in some Kenyan credit unions, or SACCOs.

MADISON, Wis.--World Council of Credit Unions has issued its call for nominations for the prestigious Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by the international credit union system. Nomination forms are due March 2, 2009.