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PRETORIA, South Africa-- The global recession and its impact on African credit unions, or SACCOs, was a popular topic among regulators at the World Council of Credit Union's second annual African SACCO Regulators' Roundtable last week.

SAN DIEGO -- Mark Hoaglin, once the former CEO of XCU Capital Corp. the credit union-owned broker-dealer and investment advisory firm, has left his senior vice president post at LPL Financial Corp., which bought XCU in 2007, to start his own business.

VIENNA, Va. -- The D.C. Bowl Committee Inc. has announced an agreement that recognizes Navy Federal Credit Union as a founding sponsor of the inaugural EagleBank Bowl, which will be broadcast live on Dec. 20 from RFK Stadium in Washington.

YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Evangelical Christian Credit Union President/CEO Mark Holbrook's home was spared from the recent Los Angeles-area fires due to sheer determination and dumb luck.

WASHINGTON - Confirming one of the worst kept secrets in the political world, President-elect Barack Obama today named New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his secretary of commerce.

SAN DIEGO -- With a questionable economy, the challenge for credit union human resource departments continues to be how to best approach benefit offerings.