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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Members of Pentagon Federal Credit Union looking for one of the more than 41,000 branches and ATMs linked to the big CU now can find the nearest location without leaving www.penfed.org.

WASHINGTON -- A new organization comprising subprime lenders and borrowers is concerned that Congress could go too far in its efforts to protect consumers from predatory lenders.

WASHINGTON -- The National Credit Union Foundation will award its Wegner awards for 2009 to three pioneering credit union leaders. The NCUF makes the awards at a dinner tied to CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- City-County Federal Credit Union Education Specialist Tiffany Kirk is helping the credit union deliver what members want most--more financial education.

NEW YORK -- While trust services have been a mainstay for more than 100 years, the last 20 years have been a difficult period for profitability, according to a new report from Celent.

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Red River Credit Union is spreading the wealth--in this case, its sophisticated mesh of ATMs, phone service and computer networks that keep member service going even if a disaster strikes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Hurricane Gustav, now a tropical storm barely off the radar, credit unions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are being reminded to get disaster preparedness plans at the ready for Hanna, the next Atlantic storm, still days away from possible landfall.

TORONTO -- For the fourth year in a row, an independent survey of more than 35,000 Canadians has shown that credit unions rank first in overall quality of customer service among all financial institutions.