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"summary": "1.Credit Union Times. 2.Publication number: 1058-7764. 3.Filing date: October 1, 2002. 4.Published weekly, except for last week of year. 5.Number of issues published annually: 51 6.Annual subscription price: $120.00. 7.Known office of publication: 560 Village Blvd., #325, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. 8.Headquarters and general business offices: 560 Village Blvd.,...",
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"summary": "Association Services Center for Professional Development Live training online learning programs Credit Union Magazine Directors Newsletter Book publishing News Now Meetings & Special Events National Marketing Consumer Education Youth Initiatives (NEFE, Googolplex, Youth Week, Desjardins Awards) Home & Family Finance Consumer Resources Executive Development CUNA Councils Executive Training CCUE Research...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON - NAFCU says corporate credit unions and corporate credit union issues have become too important to it as a trade association and to its members not to have a consistent voice on. The trade association announced earlier this year that it was streamlining its committee structure to better serve...",
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"summary": "ROCHESTER, NY - Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union said it will continue to help Muslim immigrants from Somalia even though investigators have uncovered a terrorist support cell only 60 miles away, according to Eric Anderson-Zych, CEO of the $6.3 million institution. \"We have helped about 45 Somali immigrants who have...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), also the bankruptcy reform conference committee chairman, thanked NAFCU for its support and hard work on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333). \"As you know, the time for bankruptcy reform legislation is long-overdue,\" Sensenbrenner's letter read. \"The conference report...",
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"summary": "There are special issues and then there are special issues. This issue of Credit Union Times is particularly unique because it is being distributed at two major credit union conferences, the CUNA National Symposium in Orlando and the NAFCU Congressional Caucus in Washington, D.C. A number of CUNA/NAFCU related stories...",
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"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Group employees joined CMG President/CEO Mike Kitchen on Sept. 11 in a solemn observance marking the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Employees at remote locations were linked to the ceremony through teleconference and audioconference capabilities. \"I will remember September 11 for the rest...",
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"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - Scholarships are available from the CUNA Lending Council to credit union lenders interested in furthering their professional development. Started in 1998, the CUNA Lending Council Scholarship program offers ten $500 scholarships per calendar year to eligible individuals. Awards may be used toward Lending Council dues, Lending Council...",
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"uri": "/2002/09/24/massmutual-life-insurance-puts-money-where-heart-is/",
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"summary": "SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- Considering all the negative press about the insurance industry lately here's a welcome surprise-an insurance company is giving away free life insurance policies to as many 20,000 lower-income parents to help their children get through school if the worst happens. Under the new LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program,...",
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"summary": "BEAVERTON, Ore. - First Tech Credit Union, the largest high tech and telecom credit union in the Northwest, has reached the $1 billion in asset milestone, and so has MacDill FCU out of Tampa. First Tech said the achievement is particularly noteworthy because it was reached during a time of...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-House Financial Services Committee Members Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) and Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) wrote to NCUA in support of the board's efforts to streamline, update, and expand its field of membership (FOM) regulations. The letter was sent in the context of NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar's testimony on the Financial Services Regulatory...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-Senate Banking Committee Republican Staff Director Wayne Abernathy received the green light from the Senate Banking Committee last week on his way to confirmation by the full Senate to the position of Treasury assistant secretary for financial institutions. The vote was unanimous for Abernathy to take the post left vacant...",
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"summary": "MENLO PARK, Calif. - In the future, providing health insurance as an employee benefit may no longer be a \"given\" as more employers pass most of the costs on to their employees. A recent Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds that health insurance prices have jumped 12.7% representing the...",
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"summary": "An informed reader of the Credit Union Times recently brought something to our attention that we're sure you want to know about. In one of Mike Welch's recent columns, Charles F. Eikel, Jr. was identified as a \"founder\" of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. While \"Charley\" - as he was usually...",
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"summary": "Mike Welch's remarks in his Sept. 4, 2002 column (\"Hired guns, single sponsors, ICU Day, and more\") regarding International Credit Union Day is especially interesting for me. My father, Charles F. \"Charley\" Eikel, Jr., started the modern International Credit Union Day. It was inaugurated in 1948. In 1947 Charley got...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-No more teachers, no more books.or so credit union officials thought. Now many are opting to return for the NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer (NCCO) program. In offering the program, NAFCU attorneys are making even more work for themselves. Aside from teaching at the week-long Compliance School, NAFCU's compliance experts are...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-The unofficial term limit for a CUNA CEO has been seven years in the last two instances. As CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica rounds the corner on his sixth year, he says he is not going anywhere. Mica explained that his contract does not have a technical expiration date....",
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"summary": "ST. LOUIS -Roshara \"Rosie\" Holub has spent 22 years in the credit union industry, but she can easily be called a jack-of-all-trades outside of the financial arena. Holub, president/CEO of the Missouri Credit Union System, was recently honored by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the 25 most...",
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"summary": "ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA tackled several issues during its September board meeting, but none raised as much debate as a typically uncontroversial community charter conversion. The board also discussed foreign branching, federal credit union employee benefits, and made updates to its advertising reg. Additionally, NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar announced that the agency...",
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"summary": "ARLINGTON, Va. - Remarks made by NASCUS Chairwoman Jerrie Lattimore, administrator of the North Carolina Credit Union Division at the NASCUS Annual Conference concerning state representation on the NCUA Board have made NAFCU sit up and take notice. The comments in question by Lattimore were made at a NASCUS Chairman/Council...",
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"summary": "MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. - The big shiny red Ford Windstar van with the wavy American flag on the side is hard to miss as it drives through the streets of western Washington. But it's more than patriotic fervor that prompted the red, white and blue design on the vehicle. It's...",
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"summary": "MADISON, Wis. - Heritage Credit Union has launched a new logo and tagline that will hopefully leave members feeling like they stepped into the sunlight. \"There has been a lot of thought and planning that went into the design of our new logo. We wanted something warm and welcoming, an...",
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"uri": "/2002/09/24/student-debt-stifling-other-borrowing-survey-shows/",
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"summary": "ISLANDIA, N.Y. - A survey of 1,500 adults found that two thirds of them said the burden of their student loans prevented them from additional borrowing for major purchases, such as homes or cars. In the monthly survey conducted by Cambridge Credit, 18% of those surveyed said that they or...",
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"summary": "FLINT, Mich. - SECURITY Federal Credit Union and its President/CEO Terry Pierce, were recently awarded the 2002 Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) State Chairman's Award for exceptional support of its employees who are members of the National Guard and Reserve. Nominated by John Scott, information systems manager...",
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"uri": "/2002/09/24/top-100-credit-unions-may-soon-all-be-over-1-billion/",
"title": "Top 100 credit unions may soon all be over $1 billion",
"summary": "WASHINGTON - The once exclusive group of $1 billion CUs isn't so exclusive any more. As this list of the Top 100 CUs by assets (provided by Callahan & Associates) shows, there are now 62 CUs over the $1 billion mark, and this list isn't even completely up to date....",
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"summary": "*Pledge to be a part of the Political and Legislative Action Network (PLAN) *Promote your credit union's commitment to the unique mission of credit unions *Demonstrate your commitment to the unique mission through Project Differentiation *Participate in Project Zip Code *Develop partisan and issue oriented communications *Make a commitment to...",
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"summary": "WASHINGTON-The Credit Union Legislative Action Council of CUNA (CULAC) continues to grow exponentially, increasing its power and presence on Capitol Hill. And CUNA is not too shy to shout it from the rooftops. Racking up more than $2.5 million this congressional election cycle (2001-2002), CULAC is really making a name...",
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"summary": "NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Progeny Marketing Innovations, a provider of marketing strategies, products and services, is offering credit union executives a chance to drive away in a 2003 BMW X5 sport utility vehicle. \"BMW is a leader in the luxury car industry, and one of the strongest brands on the road,\"...",
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