BILLINGS, Mont. -- A Labor Day awareness campaign linked to discounted gas provided a bonanza of publicity and public good will for the $73 million Billings Federal Credit Union.

FAIRBORN, Ohio -- myCUmortgage, an Ohio-based credit union service organization, has added five more credit unions to its roster of mortgage partners.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- DealerTrack Aftermarket Services Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc., announced that the Allstate credit division has joined the DealerTrack aftermarket network.

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- As gas prices and economic troubles plague airlines and push credit unions tied to airlines into the news, Credit Union Times looks back four years ago when airline credit unions faced similar issues.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Housing Administration told lawmakers last week that it has taken significant steps to make sure that the HOPE for Homeowners Program is up and running by its Oct. 1 implementation date but warned that loans granted under the program would carry higher interest rates.

WASHINGTON --President Bush and U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Sandy K. Baruah recently met with women small business owners to promote the benefits of Health Savings Accounts.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The NCUA has issued a letter to credit unions emphasizing the need to carefully examine their use of mortgage brokers and correspondents.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Small Business Administration has named Redstone Federal Credit Union as the agency's top lender in Alabama, the credit union reported.