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The American Bankers Association lauded Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on the department's efforts to decrease corporate tax rates for competitiveness in the global market, in part on the backs of credit unions.

Although the feedback has been scant with just three Texas credit unions weighing in on a Texas Credit Union Commission proposal that addresses unsolicited mergers, all are in favor of the move.

Three Georgia credit unions are the first to take part in a new investment consortium program from CUSO Financial Services, LP.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA and Arizona Federal have teamed up for financial literacy.

Wings Financial Federal Credit Union announced today it has partnered with St. Paul, Minn.-based Sun Country Airlines to serve the carrier's more than 1,000 employees.

America's Community Bankers has written Congressman Jos?(C) Serrano in opposition to his bill that would allow federal credit unions of all charter types to adopt underserved areas.

Even though bank robberies overall increased relatively slightly, from 6,957 in 2005 to 7,272 in 2006 (4.5% for the year), robberies at credit unions jumped far higher than robberies at banks, according to numbers collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A group of Evansville area credit unions are getting an early start on planning for International Credit Union Day Oct. 18 with a co-op ad campaign and a media blitz highlighting a $50,000 fundraiser to build a home for Habitat for Humanity.