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A group of western Michigan credit unions working under the umbrella of the Kalamazoo Chapter of the Michigan Credit Union League are receiving credit this month for a four-year fundraising venture that helped open the area's first neonatal hospital.

A message from Bradley Rock, chairman of the American Bankers Association, placing opposition to credit unions high on the organization's agenda has riled CUNA.

Like many credit unions, the $94 million Summit Credit Union has had trouble getting any kind of turnout for those free on-premise financial literacy seminars, but now the CU found an economical solution: hold Webinars with online phone conferencing.

To introduce its new Web site, Ascend United, a broker of credit union debt, is giving away one 100 gram bar of .999 pure gold to one lucky credit union person who registers on its newly launched Web site www.ascendunited.com during the three-week period between Jan. 24 and Feb. 14.

Texans Credit Union finished its 2007 fundraising campaign for United Way with a $225,206 donation.

There were plenty of high fives and well wishes last week for Jeanine Miller, the retiring head teller at the $202 million Members CU here, who may have set a local mark for job longevity--44 years.