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How quickly he forgot.Newt Gingrich was once crucial to helping credit unions pass a major bill on Capitol Hill. But during a recent GOP presidential debate, he seemed confused about what credit unions are all about.

Those tapped into the needs of Generation Y are encouraged that this segment of the population would be attracted to credit unions if they knew the cooperatives could help face challenges with their retirement goals.

The Small Business Administration would no longer be a separate entity and its functions would be incorporated into an agency that combines the functions of six agencies that deal with trade and business matters, according to a proposal made by President Obama.

Last spring, an unsuspecting elderly couple came into Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union in Alpena, Mich., to discuss a loan. Their loan interviewer, Jamaican Beaudoin, was helping them when the couple said two words that set off alarms that something was amiss.

MAUI The U.S. gross domestic product has returned to early 2008 levels after three long years, but its still not where it should be according to Byron Gangnes, University of Hawaii economics department chair.

MAUI The U.S. gross domestic product has returned to early 2008 levels after three long years, but its still not where it should be according to Byron Gangnes, University of Hawaii economics department chair.