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Commercial Lending Activity Mixed Bag Nationwide

By Michelle A. Samaad

WASHINGTON -- Cities like Chicago and Dallas are seeing strong demand for commercial loans while other areas continue to see lulls, according to the Federal Reserve Board's September Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, commonly known as the Beige Book.

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Texas PAC Chair Takes a Little Off Top

ODESSA, Texas -- The buzz among contributors to the Texas Credit Union League's PAC Committee this month is the hair loss of its chairman, James Minge, senior vice president of business services at Randolph-Brooks FCU in San Antonio.

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Fired Texans Insurance Group President Gets Job Back

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Nearly two months after an arbitration hearing ruled in his favor, Kevin M. Curley, the president of Texans Insurance Group who was fired in April 2007 and filed suit against the CUSO and Texans Credit Union started back at work on Sept. 1.

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40 Louisiana CUs Still 'Not Fully Operational'

BATON ROUGE, La. -- As evacuated credit union employees start returning to their jobs Thursday, latest reports show an estimated 40 CUs in central and southern Louisiana are still not fully operational, according to regulators.

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September 04, 2008

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CDFI Awardee Sees Itself as Stepping Stone Into Financial Services

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- One of the 13 credit unions to have received money from the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions fund said its mission is to provide members a stepping stone into financial services--including those from banks.

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