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WASHINGTON -- Fending off the rains amidst Washington's famous cherry blossoms April 6, Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco and Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya, both new to the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run, took the wins at the 36th annual running of the world-class road race.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Credit unions that issue Visa had their chance in late 2007 to get back some of the money they lost in the TJX card security breach. Now MasterCard issuing credit unions will have their chance.

NEW YORK -- Effective March 7, Jeffrey Rubin, co-founder of Newtek Business Services Inc., has resigned as president and a director to pursue personal and professional business interests, the company said.

LIVONIA, Mich. -- Six students from the greater Detroit area have received scholarships from an area credit union. This is the 14th year that the $291 million Co-op Services Credit Union has made scholarships available to area high school seniors.

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Since the launch of DuPage Credit Union's new Web site (www.dupagecu.com) in December 2007, the credit union has seen an increase of more than 1.4 million hits and 58% more membership applications compared to the same time last year.

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Underscoring a new example of trademark controversy involving the American Farm Bureau Federation, the $450 million Elkhart County Farm Bureau Credit Union is shedding the Farm Bureau moniker to become known as Interra Credit Union late this summer.