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"summary": "WASHINGTON - The sides were clearly discernable at the hearing called by Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.), chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the wake of Freddie Mac's accounting irregularities and management shakeup, to decide whether and how to tighten the regulatory...",
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"summary": "BALTIMORE - Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore has become the first credit union in the Baltimore metropolitan area to participate in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta's First Time Homebuyer Program. The First Time Homebuyer Program helps low income consumers purchase their first home by providing them funds...",
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"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - Although hard data about card portfolio sales is notoriously difficult to find, recent news appears to confirm that the market for credit unions' card portfolios has begun to get hot again. Wilmington, Delaware-based MBNA Corporation, one of the largest purchasers of credit union credit card portfolios, revealed...",
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"summary": "NEW YORK- Apparently in the workplace it is good to be an extrovert. A recent study conducted by Montclair, New Jersey-based training and consulting firm Sims Wyeth & Company finds that 43% of executives surveyed say they prefer working with extroverts compared to 2% who prefer working with introverts. In...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-In a recent court filing, CUNA is claiming that a group of Missouri bankers does not have standing to challenge the state regulator's approval of field of membership expansions for TelComm Credit Union. CUNA's amicus curiae brief filed with the Missouri Supreme Court July stated that it was appropriate for...",
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"summary": "DALLAS - One good sign of lending picking up is loan participation deals. If they start proliferating, things are a changing. Southwest Corporate FCU, Dallas, recently completed its first-ever loan participation deals. They involved two very large multi-billion dollar credit unions, with the participated loans totaling over $30 million. The...",
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"summary": "SAN ANTONIO - Firstmark Credit Union has added Dental Benefits Plus to its member benefits package. In addition to routine dental coverage, the program also offers discounts on vision care, prescriptions, chiropractic and hearing services. \"We strive to provide our members with the financial products and services they need,\" said...",
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"title": "Treasury Tells Arrowhead: CUs Participation in SBA 504 Loan Program Permissible",
"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - The Treasury has cleared the road for credit unions to make SBA 504 loans. The agency, after discussions with senior staff of the Office of Management and Budget and the Small Business Administration, concluded that CUs' involvement with SBA 504 loans does not violate OMB Circular A-129,...",
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"title": "Mid-Sized CUs Benefit from FedComp/CUNA Mutual Group Pact",
"summary": "FAIRFAX, Va. - FedComp will now market to its credit union clients the CU Investment Manager software from CUNA Mutual Group. The investment accounting package supports monthly accruals and accretions for investments ranging in sophistication from certificates of deposits to collateral mortgage obligations and will help FedComp serve the growing...",
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"summary": "*More willing to work different schedules *Serve as mentors *Invaluable experience *Stronger work ethic *More reliable *Add diversity of thought/approach",
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"summary": "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Are credit unions utilizing CUNA's Branding campaign? Well, about half are. According to Credit Union Times' recently expired online voting poll, 41% say they are using it, another 9% say they use it sometimes, and 49% aren't using it. Since its inception, the brand campaign...",
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"summary": "THORNDALE, Pa. - The $510 million Citadel FCU is the latest credit union to offer legal plans to its members. Citadel, which serves approximately 80,000 members, has partnered with Pre-Paid Legal Services, an Oklahoma-based legal plan company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Pre-Paid Legal currently serves over 1.5...",
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"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - Traditional ATM cards, which rely on a customer entering a Personal Identification Number to authenticate transactions, have found the Internet a tough market to enter. But the New York-based NYCE Network has made a way to allow PIN-based cardholders to make at least a limited number of...",
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"title": "Should CUs Stop Charging for Bill Pay? Wescom Finds Doing So is a Profitable Move",
"summary": "PASADENA, Calif. - Wescom Credit Union has made a lot of money from its membership by not charging them a thing . for billpay. Wescom launched its BillPayer service with a $4.95 monthly fee in February 2000. Now, it has begun offering the service free to its 200,000-plus members after...",
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"title": "CUNA Toasts CU Leaders, Congressional Heroes of 1151 at Credit Union House to Honor Fifth Anniversary of Bill",
"summary": "WASHINGTON-CUNA and league leaders, as well as some well-known Washington dignitaries, met at Credit Union House last week to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Credit Union Membership Access Act. Former congressman and CUNA CEO Dan Mica emceed the anniversary luncheon. On hand for the celebration were...",
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"summary": "BOISE, Idaho - Amendments to the state's Residential Mortgage Practices Act and the Credit Code that can have significant effects on mortgage brokers and lenders in the state, were effective July 1. Among some of the changes, real estate brokers and salespersons who, as part of the services they receive...",
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