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"title": "McDonnell: No Logic in Shifting Regulation of GSEs From HUD to New "Super-Agency"",
"summary": "VIENNA, Va. - Noting Navy FCU's support for improving the regulatory oversight of housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and emphasizing its shared concerns that "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to be financially sound and well-capitalized," Navy FCU President/CEO Brian McDonnell penned identical letters to Senate Banking,...",
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"summary": "RENO, Nev. - Barring unforeseen problems, CUNA, which reported a $2.3 million loss in 2002, is looking to become profitable for fiscal 2003 by $300,000, according to the organization's outgoing treasurer, Donald Larsen. Larsen, who Oct. 1 moved up in the CUNA chairs from treasurer to secretary at CUNA's annual...",
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"title": "Richard Myles Johnson Foundation Takes Fundraising to New Level",
"summary": "RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - To help reach ambitious fundraising goals, the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation has tapped Joe E. Walton, Sr. to head up its fundraising and public relations efforts. Walton has over 33 years experience in development and transition management in the non-profit sector and has served as executive...",
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"summary": "INDIANAPOLIS - Less than a year after going through a shared branching merger, the Credit Union Centers Of Indiana are poised to start a major expansion. The 50-member credit union organization plans to open three new stand alone service centers in the next year in the Indianapolis, South Bend and...",
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"summary": "TREVOSE, Pa. -Philadelphia Telco Credit Union thinks it has found the secret to launching a successful name change - get the employees pumped up and make sure they're the first to know. That's exactly what the CU did to get its new name, TruMark Financial Credit Union, the reception it...",
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"summary": "HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. - For the third time, the New Jersey Credit Union League has put out its annual Voter Guide for the upcoming November State Elections. The guide is designed to inform and educate credit union leaders and members on important issues and supportive legislators to the credit union movement...",
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"title": "NACUSO Picks \"CUSO Professional of the Year\", \"Best Practices Recognition\" Awards Winners",
"summary": "BALTIMORE, Md. - NACUSO recently announced the winners of its `CUSO Professional of the Year Award\" and \"Best Practices Recognition Award\" during the formal Awards and Corporate Sponsor Luncheon held during the association's 2003 Fall Leadership Conference. The five NACUSO Best Practices Committee judges selected Kinecta Financial and Insurance Services,...",
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"uri": "/2003/10/14/ensweiler-new-cuna-chairman-details-elements-of-anti-bank-strategy/",
"title": "Ensweiler, New CUNA Chairman, Details Elements of Anti-Bank Strategy",
"summary": "RENO, Nev. - It appears CUNA will fight the on-going banker attacks with a message that trumpets the positive nature of non-profits and co-ops as a legitimate business vehicle, while at the same time refuting the banking industry's attempt \"to set our agenda.\" That was the message of CUNA's newly...",
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"title": "CO-OP Network Gets New Board Member",
"summary": "ONTARIO, Calif. - Robert Dargan, CEO of South Carolina Federal Credit Union, has been named to the board of directors of CO-OP Network, the largest credit union ATM network in the country. Dargan has been CEO of the $900 million credit union for over a decade and is the first...",
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"title": "51 League Chairmen Like Heinz 57 Varieties",
"summary": "Apparently there are no standard criteria for serving as a credit union league chairman, at least based on the current line up of photos and accompanying data that appeared on pages 88-90 in the 10/1/03 issue of Credit Union Times. In theory, the most qualified individuals should be elected by...",
"byline": "Peter Westerman",
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"summary": "RENO, Nev. - Credit unions shouldn't be so quick to shed their credit card portfolios. Even if the portfolios are \"stagnant\"- not turning a profit -they do cement member ties, and one result of selling is opening up the member base to competitors. That was one of the messages shared...",
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"title": "Check 21 Conference Report Receives House Approval",
"summary": "WASHINGTON- The House of Representatives Oct. 8, unanimously approved the conference report on the check truncation legislation. H.R. 1474, the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, was approved by the House by voice vote. The legislation permits financial institutions to exchange checks electronically. Banks are currently required to present...",
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"summary": "Partners Federal Credit Union, Anaheim, Calif., has named John Christopoulos vice president of technology and Wendy Danbury director of cast development. Air Academy Federal Credit Union, Colorado Springs, Assistant Vice President of Mortgage Shannon Forsyth has been elected co-chair of the Southern Colorado Chapter of the Colorado Mortgage Lenders. In...",
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"summary": "MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Annette Stephens, management consultant with RSM McGladrey Inc., has joined Liberty as its new vice president of marketing operations. Stephens has more than 25 years experience working with the financial industry. As management consultant with RSM McGladrey, she has provided clients with strategic planning assistance, third-party...",
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"summary": "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - This year's International Credit Union Day theme of \"Credit Unions: The Heart of Our Communities\" has prompted some creative, fun credit union events. Historically set aside as an occasion to reflect on credit union achievements and to promote the credit union philosophy of \"people helping...",
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"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - Credit unions asking why now the increase in recent scandals involving the mutual fund industry, might want to go back to the 1980s to find the source. It was then that mutual fund companies began to grow into the $7 trillion business it is today, said Scott...",
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"summary": "RENO, Nev. - Here's a message for credit unions going into business lending: take it slow, do thorough research on potential borrowers, and make sure you're willing to pay the going rate for the most experienced officers. On one level, \"you have to ask yourself if your IT structure has...",
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"summary": "CHICAGO - Sarah Vega, former director of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions, who was appointed credit union supervisor by former Gov. George Ryan in the closing days of his administration and who, along with more than 20 other Ryan appointments were subsequently fired by current Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is...",
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"summary": "LENEXA, Kansas - U.S. Central is proposing a change to its board structure that adds more corporate CEO seats while still giving non-corporate CU members a voice. Some of the largest corporates however want corporate CEOs to make up the entire board. They are also questioning whether some U.S. Central...",
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"summary": "VANCOUVER, Wash.-A handful of members of Columbia Credit Union, which recently announced it was going to seek membership approval to convert to a state chartered mutual savings association, have cried foul regarding the disclosures they have received. "It was not done with the intention of informing the members of what's...",
"byline": "Sarah Snell Cooke",
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"title": "Thinking About Selling Your Card Portfolio? Better Get a Broker",
"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - Credit unions contemplating selling their credit card portfolios often face a challenging and unfamiliar process. While they might be assured that their card portfolios are worth something, and may even have received an offer or two out of the blue, they frequently have few means of measuring...",
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"summary": "DUBLIN, Ohio - The controversy over matricula ID cards shows no signs of letting up, and in Ohio the issue has taken on new interest. Historically, the identification form, also called matricula consular, was issued by foreign governments to enable their citizens abroad to seek consular assistance when they needed...",
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"title": "Congressman Urges Credit Unions to Rely More on Everyday People Rather Than Big Bucks to Get Political Message Across",
"summary": "RENO, Nev. - Forget campaign cash, it's grassroots contact by credit union managers and employees with lawmakers that counts most in political action. The advice comes from a New Mexico legislator who has had plenty of dealings with banks and CUs and finds the personal visit whether at his office,...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON - As Mike Canning approaches his one-year anniversary leading the Association of Corporate Credit Unions, he's beginning to put his stamp on the organization. Canning, 42, joined the ACCU as its Executive Director last November. He had big shoes to fill replacing Gigi Hyland who was extremely popular and...",
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"title": "Spitzer, Schumer Pressing for Disclosures of PIN-based POS Debit Transactions",
"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - In a span of a week, two New York political powerhouses have called for consumers to get fee disclosures on certain debit card transactions. Part of the ongoing contest between the two types of debit transactions - those in which a cardholder uses a signature to validate...",
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"title": "Credit Union Leagues Fatten Up War Chests In Preparation of Banker Battles",
"summary": "DES MOINES, Iowa - State leagues from Iowa to Virginia are building up campaign war chests this fall in preparation for perhaps some bruising legislative battles in January with the banking lobby over an assortment of issues ranging from taxes to business lending and field of membership. The Iowa Credit...",
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"summary": "SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - As a growing number of Californians struggle without health insurance, Arrowhead Credit Union has launched the Uninsured Americans Program to help provide some hope. According to U.S. Census figures, 41 million Americans were without healthcare insurance in all of 2001, up 1.4 million from the previous...",
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"summary": "MANCHESTER, N.H.-A press conference is being held Oct. 14 to recognize New Hampshire credit unions' $35 million affordable housing pledge in partnership with NeighborWorksr organizations. The press conference will take place at America's Credit Union Museum in Manchester and includes dignitaries such as New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson (R), NCUA...",
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"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - The 113 credit unions that participated in NAFCU's October 1 audio conference on risk exposure in a time of rising interest rates heard officials from Fannie Mae and the NCUA urge them to take care that they are not overly exposed to possibly rising interest rates. The...",
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