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"summary": "DEARBORN. Mich. - Dorothy Nouhan officially retired as CEO of USA Federal Credit Union at the end of March, 2001. But if you drop by her house, don't expect her to be reviewing her scrapbook or puttering with a crossword puzzle. Instead, odds are you'll find her in her home...",
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"summary": "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Call it the year of fresh brand identities for credit unions. Across the country many credit unions have kicked off 2003 sporting new names and revamped logos in the never ending quest for membership. According to experts, a new name can not only affect how...",
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"summary": "OLYMPIA, Wash. -Credit unions in Washington State with less than $22 million in assets were granted a temporary reduction in their quarterly assessments by the state's Division of Credit Unions. According to provisions in the state's credit union statute, WAC 208-418-020, the Director has the authority to waive any portion...",
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"summary": "PHOENIX, Ariz. - The sharp climb in new Arizona credit union members-rising three times as fast as the rest of the U.S.- is drawing media interest here. The Arizona Republic, the state's largest paper, did a front page Jan. 10-article on its business page describing the member increase and the...",
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"summary": "STAMFORD, Conn. - It's not too late for a few last resolutions as the new year really gets cranking, Here are a few from the analysts at Gartner Inc. for helping IT professionals keep their careers on track while minding the bits and bytes at their credit unions. The main...",
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"summary": "NEW YORK - Credit unions and banks online reached more than 30% of the active Internet audience in five major markets in November, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. \"The online financial services sector is one of last year's success stories,\" said Richard Goosey, international chief of measurement science, NetRatings. \"Between October 2001...",
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"summary": "Redwood Credit Union, Santa Rosa, Calif., has named John McFarlin dealer relationship officer. Water and Power Community Credit Union, Los Angeles, Calif., has named Thomas A. Jones vice president of lending. Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, which supports consumer financial education and career development opportunities for credit union professionals and volunteers,...",
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"summary": "Five years ago, I left the credit union movement after working with religious fervor to move the industry back to its roots - that is to serve people of small means. I worked hard to establish community charters in low-income communities and to expand mentoring and training opportunities for low...",
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"summary": "ST. PAUL, Minn. - Under recently enacted changes in the Minnesota credit union law, St. Paul Postal Employees Credit Union has won approval to offer its services to residents of Washington, Ramsey and Dakota counties. The three counties have a population of over 1.1 million people. The credit union, which...",
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"summary": "PLANO, Texas - EDS has cut some more paper out of the lending process, not to mention the overnight delivery or faxing costs. The company has added a new secure document viewer to its Web-based loan origination software, Loan Advantage, taking its CU clients one step closer to a paperless...",
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"summary": "LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The economic downturn in Arkansas underscored by rising bankruptcies is taking a bite out of banks here, but so far the state's problems seem to have spared credit unions. That was the assessment of officials of the Arkansas Credit Union League after the state's banking commissioner,...",
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"summary": "DAYTON, Ohio - If NCR Corporation thus far has failed to move its ATMs into the service of more mid-tier financial institutions, it has been because the firm has not focused sufficiently closely on credit unions and community banks. That's the take Tom Conroy, NCR vice president for the firm's...",
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"summary": "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - If it seems like your credit union finds itself going outside for technical expertise more and more these days, you're hardly alone. Nearly every organization - 97% of the participants - interviewed by Forrester Research for a new report said it would buy consulting and/or systems integration...",
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"summary": "NAPLES, Fla. - Bad timing and the events of Sept. 11 are hurting adoption of account aggregation, said John Henry, president/CEO of MEMBERS Development Company, so MDC is revamping its pricing structure to try to break down some barriers. MDC, in partnership with aggregation giant Yodlee, rolled out its product...",
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"summary": "MIRAMAR, Fla. - When Eastern Airlines folded its wings in January 1991, its credit union might also have become history. Fortunately, about six years before the airline's bankruptcy hit, Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union started aggressively wooing SEGs. The core sponsor airline seemed healthy, but the credit union decided it...",
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