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"summary": "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - While most of the country saw Democratic supporters with long faces and Republican backers with smiles the morning after Election Day, credit union executives in the Midwest were generally smiling about Democratic wins in their region. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas all elected new Democratic...",
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"summary": "OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - CNBS, a broker-dealer owned by 18 corporate CUs and serving both corporates and CUs, said that year-to-date transaction revenue is already a new record in the firm's 13-year history. Broker-dealers throughout the country are benefitting from a low-rate, high liquidity environment that leaves CUs with a...",
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"summary": "GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Integrated technologies provider Open Solutions Inc. said that it had a record third quarter, with revenues increasing 34% over the year-ago period and up 61% for the first nine months of 2002. The company signed 38 new contracts during the quarter, as well, and recorded positive cash...",
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"uri": "/2002/11/26/abernathy-confirmed-as-new-assistant-treasury-secretary/",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-Senate Banking Committee Republican Staff Director Wayne Abernathy received the green light from the Senate November 14 to become the Treasury assistant secretary for financial institutions. Abernathy will replace Sheila Bair, who left the post in June for a teaching position. Abernathy has been with the committee's staff for more...",
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"uri": "/2002/11/26/study-shows-online-banking-very-popular-bill-pay-gaining-fast/",
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"summary": "MILWAUKEE - According to a new survey of 3,000 U.S. adult Internet users, three out of four adults go online to help manage their finances. According to the survey, some 37.5 million U.S. adults bank online, up from 29 million last year. It also showed that 19.5 million U.S. adults...",
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"summary": "WESTBOUROUGH, Mass. - NCUA Board Member Deborah Matz urged credit union attendees at an Access Across America workshop to partner more with organizations that are part of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) as a way of helping more low and moderate income members become homeowners. \"NRC's Campaign for Home Ownership...",
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"uri": "/2002/11/26/rivals-make-deal-as-eds-sells-atm-unit-to-fiserv/",
"title": "Rivals make deal as EDS sells ATM unit to Fiserv",
"summary": "BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv has announced that it is buying rival Electronic Data Services (EDS) Consumer Network Services (CNS), one of the nation's largest ATM operators. The cost is $320 million. About 1,000 credit unions are CNS customers and are expected to move \"seamlessly\" from EDS to Fiserv, said one...",
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"title": "New Jersey Senate committee gets state's predatory lending bill",
"summary": "TRENTON, N.J. - The \"New Jersey Home Equity Protection Act\" that concerns \"the regulation of certain financial practices and prohibiting certain abusive and predatory lending practices\" was introduced by state Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-39) Nov. 14 and was referred to the state Senate Commerce Committee. Provisions of the bill, states...",
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"uri": "/2002/11/26/navarro-sounds-a-heads-up-about-hedging-risk/",
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"summary": "IRVINE, Calif. - Sure, deposits are coming in at a fast clip as members seek a safe haven from the stock market. But strong auto sales have kept your loan staff busy. The mortgage department is bustling as home sales remain strong. So no worries, right? Wrong, says Peter Navarro....",
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"title": "House approves bill simplifying downpayment for FHA-insured mortgages",
"summary": "WASHINGTON - Legislation that safeguards low borrowing costs for low-income families was passed by the House on Nov. 15. The Federal Housing Administration Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002, sponsored by Reps. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) amends the National Housing Act to permanently simplify the downpayment requirements for...",
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"title": "Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award recipients announced",
"summary": "MADISON, Wis.-CUNA's national awards committee announced three leagues and four credit unions as recipients of the 2002 Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award. The awards, along with six honorable mentions, recognize youth financial literacy leadership within the credit union movement. The credit union league winners were the California and South Carolina...",
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"uri": "/2002/11/26/secondary-mortgage-agencies-tightening-a-minus-underwriting-guidelines/",
"title": "Secondary mortgage agencies tightening A-minus underwriting guidelines",
"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - Record low mortgage rates have buttressed continuing high demand for first mortgages and refinancings from members. They've also boosted the appreciation rate on property values. All this has been good news for credit unions' mortgage portfolios and for consumers looking to sell or refinance their homes, but...",
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"summary": "LAS VEGAS - Credit unions that want to tap into the lucrative Hispanic market need to do more than simply translate documents from English to Spanish. They need to ensure that their marketing efforts \"resonate\" and are culturally relevant. That's the advice of Rochelle Newman-Carrasco, chief executive officer of Enlace...",
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"title": "Women, current events top CCUL/Nevada Leagues' annual convention",
"summary": "LAS VEGAS - Women and current events-from the worldwide war on terrorism to U.S. corporate scandals-took center stage at the 2002 annual meeting and convention of the California/Nevada Credit Union Leagues. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and former Securities and Exchange Acting Chairman...",
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"summary": "SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Security Service Investment Group (SSIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Service Federal Credit Union, has partnered with Fipsco, a unit of Fiserv, Inc., to offer members online life insurance. According to Fipsco President Gary Kasik, the new system will simplify the process of buying life insurance...",
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"summary": "ALEXANDRIA, Va. - NCUA has chartered Pioneer Community Federal Credit Union, a credit union which concerned residents of Palisade, Nebraska began forming after an area bank closed its branch in their town. The new credit union will serve persons who live, work, worship, or attend school in the low-income community...",
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"summary": "LAS VEGAS - Privacy legislation-one of the most contentious issues in the California Assembly over the past few years-is expected to take center stage again next year and a bill is likely to reach the governor's desk, an official with the California Credit Union League said. \"Privacy is going to...",
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"summary": "BOSTON - There's no question that serving the unbanked can be lucrative -that's been proven by the success of check cashers. The question is how do CUs get at this often tough to reach segment? The answer may be ATMs and check cashers themselves. Contrary to popular opinion, most people...",
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"title": "CU trades call change in reporting of interest for nonresident aliens costly and burdensome",
"summary": "WASHINGTON-CUNA and NAFCU told the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the costs outweigh the benefits in its proposal to change the reporting of interest paid to nonresident aliens in formal comment letters November 14, the same day the comment period closed. The proposed rule would require credit unions and other...",
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"summary": "ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a lengthy open board meeting, the NCUA Board unanimously passed several motions, including an expansive proposed update to the chartering and field of membership (FOM) policies to benefit the credit unions they regulate. Though board member Deborah Matz admitted that she was initially skeptical of the FOM changes,...",
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"summary": "GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - When it comes to credit union cooperation on shared branching, the spotlight these days is on western Michigan with small CUs as the biggest cheerleaders of the trend-and with good reason: it's cheap. \"The costs are really minimal with just the transaction fees,\" commented Vicki Lyon,...",
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"summary": "HARRISBURG, Pa. - In a vote of support for recommendations from the Pennsylvania Credit Union League to make the league more progressive and effective, the affiliated membership of PACUL and the League Board voted to accept new initiatives the League says will streamline the governance of the League and will...",
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"summary": "MONETT, Mo. - Jack Henry & Associates has made its third acquisition of a CU data processor. Jack Henry has announced plans to acquire CU Solutions, an in-house DP vendor primarily for smaller CUs. Based in Charlotte, N.C., CU Solutions has about 140 credit unions By all indications Jack Henry,...",
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"summary": "AUSTIN, Texas - On November 22, the $292 million Austin Metropolitan Financial Credit Union (AMFCU) scored a first when it began offering its 57,000 members Pulse Network's signature debit cards with the Signature Points program. The points will be good toward free travel, discounts at restaurants and discounts at popular...",
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"summary": "Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors, Columbus, Ohio, has named GECU Director of Internal Audit Betty Cramer the Internal Auditor of the Year. The award is presented to an Internal Auditor who has made a significant contribution to the internal audit profession and to the credit union industry. In addition,...",
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"summary": "On page 8 of the October 9th issue of Credit Union Times, you report that a senior NCUA source said that publicly attacking private insurance only makes everyone look bad. Apparently NCUA General Counsel Bob Fenner didn't read the memo. On page 4 of the same issue, Mr. Fenner does...",
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"summary": "NEW YORK - The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions has been helping to establish a fledging community development credit union community in Britain, an effort that may finally see the establishment of the United Kingdom's first Community Development Credit Union, according to Cliff Rosenthal, CDCU executive director. A...",
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"summary": "MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - Residents here are invited to pull out their finest attire, shine their shoes and put on their top hats by Firstel Federal Credit Union to celebrate not only a new community charter but the launch of a new name-TopLine Federal Credit Union. \"Our goal is to...",
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"summary": "COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Ent Federal Credit Union is the latest credit union to join the CU Service Network of Colorado, Inc. (CUSN). First launched in 1992, CUSN now boasts a total of 41 credit unions in the network. \"Joining CUSN is another way to enhance convenience for our membership,\"...",
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"summary": "SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The best compliment for the Alamo Chapter of Credit Unions is locals commenting that credit unions seem to be everywhere. What started in 1997 as a counterattack to banker mudslinging has grown into an annual multifaceted credit union awareness event. \"When bankers first got into the...",
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"summary": "KENTWOOD, Mich. - WESCO has reached agreement with a northwoods computer services provider to market the CUSO's data-processing system in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Delcomp/SOFTEK, based in Escanaba, Mich., is a provider of hardware, network and check-processing services to local financial institutions and now will be offering WESCO's...",
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"summary": "NAPLES, Fla. - With mortgage rates hitting 36-year lows and continuing to fall, interest rate risk management has taken on new challenges for credit unions. What mortgage loans should CUs hold in their portfolio? Which ones should they sell on the secondary market? Are there other options? Robert Petersen, senior...",
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"summary": "ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Employees at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently voted to unionize with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), so will NCUA be next? NCUA employees got the ball rolling this summer and, according to NTEU President Colleen Kelley, they hope to set the date for...",
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"summary": "NASHVILLE, Tenn. - This year a banker ended up driving away with a new sports utility vehicle courtesy of Progeny Marketing Innovations, formerly FISI-Madison. KeyBank Executive Vice President of Distribution Management Jack Kucler is the grand prizewinner of a 2003 BMW X5 sports utility vehicle that was raffled off at...",
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"summary": "BIDDEFORD, Me. - The $84 million Ocean Communities Credit Union has sold its 1,200 account credit card portfolio, worth $2.3 million to a buyer the credit union would not officially disclose but whom sources familiar with such credit card portfolio sales said is MBNA. Asset Exchange, based in Portland, Oregon,...",
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"title": "CUNA/CFA study finds consumers will show spending restraint this holiday season, but should spend more than last year",
"summary": "WASHINGTON-According to the third annual Consumer Federation of America (CFA)/CUNA holiday spending survey - a survey which typically garners mainstream national media coverage - consumers aren't planning on opening their wallets too wide this holiday season, but they will spend more than last year. This may spell bad news for...",
"byline": "Sarah Snell Cooke",
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"title": "Wisconsin Office of CUs to hold public hearing on loan participation contract rule",
"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Office of Credit Unions will hold a public hearing Dec. 10 to consider creating a rule pertaining to certain loan participation contracts. The proposed rule would amend a rule currently in effect by removing parity provisions and by modifying an originating lender requirement. The rule,...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON - The National Association of Counties and the U.S. Conference of Mayors signed letters of agreement with the National Association of Realtors to become partners in NAR's \"Housing Opportunity Program.\" The agreement with the U.S. Conference of Mayors calls for a dialogue between national real estate leaders and mayors...",
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