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Newly-elected assembly members Ellen Jaffee (D-Rockland) and Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. (D-Rockland) joined representatives from the Westchester-Rockland chapter of the New York State Credit Union League for an informal lunch at Palisades Federal Credit Union to discuss issues impacting today's credit unions.

The "JA's BizKid$" show airing on PBS stations this fall was the object of hoopla here and a special $5.2 million check presentation ceremony witnessed by 600 field leaders from Junior Achievement Worldwide to mark CU funding for the financial education show.

USA Federal Credit Union President/CEO Mary Cunningham testified July 11 before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit on credit unions' legitimate offerings of overdraft protection programs.

When it comes to who has the most concerns about the nation's current economic condition, women are more pessimistic than men.

NCUA has approved three applications from credit unions to convert to trade, industry or profession charters, all of them in June.

Adopting a novel approach to payday lending, the $1.1 billion Arizona State Credit Union is partnering with a Tucson health care employer to help its workers "break the debt cycle" to payday shops.