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BRISBANE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY Australia - The Australian credit union world was startled by the announcement that the country's two largest credit unions will merge if their respective members approve at their annual general meetings scheduled for November 24th and 25th. If approved, Credit Union Australia (CUA) would absorb the...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Members of Financial Partners CU now have access to a full line of insurance products and services thanks to an agreement between the CU and Patrion Insurance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altura CU. Under the agreement, Patrion representatives will initially serve Financial Partners' members from the...

TUKWILA, Wash. - After about a year of running an aggressive, all-encompassing marketing campaign to make credit unions of all sizes aware of the resources Prime Alliance Solutions partners offer credit unions of varying sizes and lending needs, the CUSO has launched a Web site for CUs they can use...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mortgage CUSOs, probably more than CUSOs in any other market because of the nature of the mortgage industry, need to build an element of flexibility into their business plans that allows the CUSOs to adapt to the refi/purchase cycles of the mortgage market. "The mortgage...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - You're on the board. You just received word that your recently-hired CEO was killed in a car accident and your two executive vice presidents have already taken CEO jobs at other credit unions - whose next in line to take the helm? This was the challenge presented...

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