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CUNA Hoping Local CU Involvement Will Expand Radio Show Audience

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One of the lessons CUNA learned in launching its "Home & Family Finance" radio program is station managers are more likely to respond to requests for air time if they come from a local credit union rather than a big name, Washington-based trade group.

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Clinton Issues Agenda Takes Aim at Fair Lending Practices, Access to Credit

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March 04, 2008

Recession Fears, Retirement Woes, Plague America's Middle Classes

Amid growing fears of economic recession or worse, America's workforce is struggling to cope, and neither the recently-passed stimulus package nor the Federal Reserve's rate cuts will fix what ails the nation's shaky situation, said former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

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March 04, 2008

FORUM CU's Common Sense Consultative Approach to Training Earns Accolades

Want a great training program? Then don't be afraid to scrap some things and start from scratch, said FORUM Credit Union Assistant Vice President Training/Quality Service Andy Janning.

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March 04, 2008

Cooperatives, Little Recognized, But Engrained in U.S. History

Although most credit union members and even many CU staff fail to recognize it, they are part of a global industry that has roots in the U.S. going back to revolutionary times.

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March 04, 2008

CUs Resist Community Reinvestment Reporting, Though Some Insist 'This is No Longer Your Father's CRA'

Even as the question of whether credit unions should have a community reinvestment component to their regulation reappears on the national agenda, credit unions remain unified in responding "no."

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March 04, 2008

New Jeanne D'Arc Leader Seeks Ethnic Diversity and Sameness of Purpose

When Mark Cochran took the helm at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union last summer, he knew that getting everyone on the same page was a critical part of the transition. It still is.

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March 04, 2008

Austin Credit Union, Vendor Fight Credit Crunch with Software

Automated lending solutions are playing an increasingly crucial role in helping credit unions deal with the new realities of the credit crunch and rate environment.

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March 04, 2008