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"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - The National Youth Involvement Board is shining the spotlight on credit union youth during its Annual Conference here on August 6-9. The conference will promote effective ways for credit union volunteers to teach young people to manage their money wisely. Everything from marketing ideas and classroom presentation...",
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"summary": "GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Today's youth must learn sound financial principles, because they will not have access to many of the financial benefits afforded previous generations, Dallas Morning News Business and Finance Editor Scott Burns told attendees of a Financial Literacy Month Celebration Breakfast last week. The breakfast was hosted...",
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"summary": "DUBUQUE, Iowa - It's a rare, probably unique breed among credit union entities - a national bank for CU trust services - but its organizers contend the venture, now in its third year, is succeeding surpassing $160 million in fiduciary assets under management. \"This is a company that has gone...",
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"summary": "ARLINGTON-An independent survey firm found that NAFCU members place a high value on their membership in the trade association, according to a survey sponsored by NAFCU. The survey, conducted by Schmidt Consulting Services of Pittsburgh, revealed that 84% of NAFCU-member CEOs said the overall value for dues paid was \"outstanding\"...",
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"summary": "ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Corporate federal credit unions and their credit union service organizations are permitted to assist member credit unions in purchasing and safekeeping of CDs issued by banks under NCUA regulation, NCUA Associate General Counsel Sheila Albin wrote in a recent legal opinion letter. Albin told Empire Corporate Credit Union Senior...",
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"summary": "PEORIA, Ill. - CEFCU is still the only credit union in the state providing financial assistance to qualified low income homebuyers through the Downpayment Plus program, a joint program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and the Illinois League of Financial Institutions. This year the $2.4-billion credit union...",
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"summary": "OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-NCUA Vice Chair JoAnn Johnson told the Kansas Credit Union Association's governmental affairs luncheon that credit unions have a crucial role in boosting the nation's economy. As a Republican-appointee to the NCUA Board, Johnson said the president's jobs and economic growth plan \"removes unnecessary barriers and will strengthen...",
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"summary": "Manifesting its ongoing support of member business lending, the NCUA Board has proposed several changes to its Member Business Loan (MBL) rule. One of the proposed changes would permit Credit Union Service Organizations to originate business loans. Some would view this change as a powerful tool in allowing the credit...",
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"summary": "MATTHEWS, N.C. - Truliant Federal Credit Union has kicked off the grand opening celebration of a new state-of-the-art branch here. The \"high-tech, high-touch\" facility features services that include VideoLink, a live, video teleconference where members can quickly apply for a loan and talk with a loan officer at the credit...",
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"summary": "The list of items deserving of a comment or two keeps getting longer. To whittle it down a bit, here are a few of them: Although I have been preaching in this space for a long time that credit unions need to play more offense and not just defense, there...",
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"summary": "\"There is no Muslim Pope.\" Kelly Morris, credit union consultant based in Beltsville, Md on why there is no single guidebook as to what products and services an Islamic credit union could offer and which it could not. \"Many of you may have `at will employment...' Well, that changes with...",
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