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WASHINGTON - Consumers bought fewer big-ticket items such as cars, appliances and office equipment last month as their personal income rose just .3%, the Commerce Department reported today

AUGUSTA, Me. -- Maine credit unions are hopeful Wednesday that their annual "Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger" can equal last year's fundraising total of $366,000, according to the Maine Credit Union League.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Executives from Polish American Credit Unions and financial cooperatives from Poland met recently in New York to discuss how they might better cooperate to serve their members in both nations

NEW YORK -- CardPartner.com, a card issuer that specializes in small affinity groups, reported that the recent economic downturn has been good for business as small organizations consider issuing as a way to boost income in a down economy.

WASHINGTON -- At a time of economic tumult, credit unions will have the ear of the nation's top policymakers when NAFCU's Board has its 16th annual meeting with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors next Tuesday.

BROCKTON, Mass. -- A delegation of Kenyan credit union leaders found their U.S. visit uplifting on two fronts.