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Indications of the slowing real estate market are becoming evident in credit union mortgage portfolios. As of June 2006, CUs' first mortgage originations dropped to $27.3 billion from a high of $42.9 billion three years earlier at the height of the refinance boom. The good news though is CUs' delinquency...

The love of the game and his support for area sports' programs has earned Pat Hills, president/CEO of Flagship Federal Credit Union, a spot in the Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame.

When it comes to retirement planning, baby boomers may be painting an unrealistic expectation of how much they'll need to live on during their golden years, according to the third annual Lincoln Long Life survey released Nov. 1 by the Lincoln Retirement Institute.

A survey from gift card processor and issuer, Comdata Stored Value Solutions, has found that a whopping 95% of the 600 consumers surveyed between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5 had received or purchased a gift card.

By his own admission, Rick Triola has kept his company Settleware Secure Services in what he describes as "stealth mode" for the last seven years. But in late September, the company officially debuted among credit unions at the Credit Union Real Estate Network conference, and now the electronic mortgage solutions...

The Credit Union Legislative Action Council of CUNA and NAFCU/PAC are making down to the wire contributions to the coffers of credit union friendly candidates.