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As of today Community America Credit Union members can follow their global positioning system (GPS) devices to the nearest fee-free CO-OP Network ATM.

Maine, long a minor player on shared branching, has been making big gains, now with 60 locations, thanks in part to a word-of-mouth promotion, it was reported last week.

NAFCU Director of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler wrote key members of Congress that credit unions are better serving those of modest means and minorities than for-profit financial institutions

Ivy, a guide dog in training, has been a fixture at Greater Watertown Federal Credit Union using the financial institution as a training ground to help assist the visually impaired.

A recent Treasury analysis highlights the repealing the credit union tax-exemption as one of the key methods of increasing tax breaks for corporations, which CUNA stated is entirely unacceptable.

Colorado Commissioner of Financial Services Chris Myklebust recently announced a series of by-law options for state chartered credit unions regarding merger authorization and mutual savings bank conversions following industry-wide controversy on the matters.

The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions has adopted a new brand that it hopes will help it emphasize its dual roles of helping build up community development credit unions and helping mainstream credit unions explore how to better serve low income members and communities.

Charlie Cook (center), editor of the Cook Political Report, outlines presidential candidate current polling numbers to more than 100 congressional staffers gathered with political pundits Tuesday, July 24, for the latest (fourth of eight) 2008 presidential election "Power Breakfasts," organized by National Journal and MSNBC. CUNA co-sponsors the series. In...