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To honor the legacy of one of its native sons, Georgia's credit unions have contributed more than $66,000 to help build a national memorial to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Iraqi refugees in Syria will begin receiving cash relief via ATM from two United Nations agencies, the organization has announced.

Credit unions were hardly taking a back seat for the Iowa Caucuses with employees and volunteers joining the AARP last week, actively promoting financial education to the presidential candidates at campaign stops over the last month.

The $500 million FirstLight Federal Credit Union has become a champion for helping feed the hungry in West Texas following its drive to collect foodstuffs for the West Texas Food Bank in conjunction with its marquee role as sponsor of the annual FirstLight FCU Sun Bowl Parade.

A veteran of the tax software side of Intuit Inc. has taken over the reins of what is now officially known as Digital Insight, an Intuit company.

Credit unions that participated in shared branching with the Financial Service Centers Cooperative in 2003 have received part of $500,000 on patronage for their transactions, just in time for the end of the year.

Strikes in various branches of the nation's entertainment industry have not really impacted the members of credit unions established to serve that niche.

As part of a shakeup of its lobbying and advocacy activities, the Colorado and Wyoming Credit Union Associations have hired Timothy Dore, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference of Denver as senior vice president of government affairs.