WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - Truliant Federal Credit Union has tapped Chapel Hill marketing and branding firm Jennings as its agency-of-record. Jennings, a full-service marketing communications agency, will provide integrated branding for Truliant, including research and marketing, advertising, public relations and Web site refinement. "The main reason we selected Jennings is...

SURREY, British Columbia, Canada - A director on the board of Khalsa Credit Union (KCU) has been removed for a second time for suspected terrorist activities. The Superintendent of Financial Institutions Commission (FIC) Alan Clark has issued a Summary Order that Ripudaman Singh Malik be removed based on their investigation....

BIDDEFORD, Me. - The $105 million St. Josephs Credit Union, one of the first CUs in the nation to start offering completely fee-free credit cards, will be changing its name on Feb. 1 to PeoplesChoice Credit Union. The 42-year-old credit union was originally chartered to serve the parishioners of St....

SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Luck had nothing to do with a recent Advance Financial Federal Credit Union (AFFCU) 7-11 Certificate of Deposit Promotion. Working with a minimal promotional budget and its marketing communications agency Heisler Gordon & Associates, the credit union exceeded its goals. "Like all credit unions, we are challenged...

WASHINGTON-NAFCU individually responded to concerns raised by House Ways and Means Committee members during the Nov. 3 hearing on the credit union tax-exemption. NAFCU sent letters to Representatives Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), David Camp (R-Mich.), Melissa Hart (R-Pa.), Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.), Jim McCrery (R-La.), Clay Shaw (R-Fla.), and John Tanner (D-Tenn.)...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The number of vehicles that constitutes a fleet was recently clarified by NCUA. In a Dec. 8 opinion letter, NCUA said a fleet will cover two or more vehicles used in a business if the business, itself, is transportation, but the meaning of "fleet" may also include...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-As 2006 swings into action, so does the NCUA Board's calendar. The agency's next board meeting will be Jan. 19 and is generally the third or fourth Thursday of the month. As is tradition, however, there will be no NCUA Board meeting in August as all of Washington, D.C....

DETROIT - Although November U.S. auto sales were up from a dismal showing in October, industry analysts were still expecting the fall selling season to be down in 2005 compared to the previous year despite marketing efforts and special promotions offered by the Big 3 auto manufacturers. In mid-November after...