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Industry leaders employ a variety of methods and techniques to position their organizations for success. Wendell V. Fountain's new book, The Credit Union World: Theory, Process, Practice Cases & Application, attempts to hone in on some of these practices to give credit unions the edge to succeed.

Of all student loans awarded, $16 billion (19%) was in the form of private loans compared to less than 5% just 10 years ago. The vast growth in private loans is being facilitated by several factors including rising college costs, stagnant federal loan limits, increased private loan profitability, and increased...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a grant of $415,000 to the National Credit Union Foundation, which the NCUF will, in turn, distribute among credit unions to fund their individual development accounts.

Credit unions seem to be doing more with fewer employees.

PAYjr, a free online money management system for teens, is doing its part to help parents teach teens how to manage their allowance and develop better spending habits by adding a prepaid MasterCard to its offerings.

Consumer complaints about how credit card issuers treat them and their concerns have moved onto the agenda of the House Financial Services Committee, according to a joint statement from the chairman of the Committee and the chairman of one of its subcommittees.