Marketing

In 2003, 47% of vehicle purchases began online. Today, that percentage has more than doubled to 95%.

I was galled at the childishness of bankers in Vermont putting the regulator up to blocking a credit union from using the term banking in its marketing materials, and the state regulator for his, at best, naivet. Readers had the same reaction as you can see from the comments posted...

"The harder I work, the luckier I get, said Matt Vance, marketing and community manager at Bellingham, Wash.-based Industrial Credit Union. He has lived by those words since hearing them during an open session at a Crash event he helped coordinate for Mountain West Credit Union Association.

The credit union says there is a public outcry for VSECU's cause.

Joining Metlife and Unum, Prudential is the latest insurer exiting the LTC business, which has become less profitable in low interest rate environment.

Joining Metlife and Unum, Prudential is the latest insurer exiting the LTC business, which has become less profitable in low interest rate environment.