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With spring having sprung and the economy continuing to show signs of a rebound, consumers opened up their wallets last month and caused retail sales to increase 1.6% last month, the Commerce Department reported today.

New York credit unions stepped up their campaign to garner more upstate support for an enabling public funds bill as the Credit Union Association of New York brought key mayors and municipal leaders before the media to demonstrate widening backing.

A conversation with a doctor who specializes in Lasik surgery revealed a few eye openers for Carma Peters, executive vice president of marketing at Affinity Group Credit Union.

Credit unions mulling how to better attract younger members might take note of the $275 million Neighborhood Credit Union's most recent SEG addition.

The social networking craze, complete with tweets and blogs, is on a roll this month with more state leagues ramping up tech device programming for conferences with everything from interactive floor debates to "man on the street" interviews.

The $281 million Neighborhood Credit Union is gaining new members and new business through a relationship with the Mexican Government.