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Thanks to the new online network activated last August by the National Credit Union Foundation for disaster relief, CU donations and pledges have now soared past $144,000 to help CU members who suffered losses in the California wildfires during October, NCUF officials reported today.

The ACUMA booth at the National Association of Realtors Expo was crowded by visiting realtors interested in doing mortgage business with America's credit unions. ACUMA has been an exhibitor at the NAR for several years, with costs paid for with additional sponsorship dollars from individual CUs and mortgage-related CUSOs.

By an overwhelming voice vote here during its annual meeting last Friday Nov. 16th, members of the National Association of Realtors approved the formation of REATORS Federal Credit Union to serve realtors, the staff of realtor organizations and their families. The NAR board approved a $10 million grant as seed...

The increasing cost of gas and home heating is the greatest single factor in consumers' holiday spending, according to survey results released by CUNA and the Consumer Federation of America today.

Membership expansion slowed significantly in September with the month-only gain at 18,000 members versus an average monthly gain of 240,000 for January through August, according to CUNA Mutual Group's Credit Union Trends Report.

The credit unions and representative associations joining NCUA in its defense against a banker challenge to field of membership policies are filing a motion of summary judgment today, the organizations announced.