State chartered credit unions in New York are very close to obtaining parity not only with the banks in the state regarding a "wild card" law, but also parity with their federal counterparts.
At special general meetings today in each province, credit unions in Ontario and British Columbia voted to merge Credit Union Central of Ontario Limited and Credit Union Central of British Columbia to create Central 1 Credit Union.
Reverse mortgages can be a great tool for older homeowners if all aspects are taken into consideration, CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel said in an article appearing today on CNNMoney.com.
Firefighter credit unions from across the U.S., many of whose staff converged here today for memorial services honoring their brethren victims of Tuesday's calamitous warehouse fire, were looking to a newly-activated on-line fund-raising vehicle to bring in donations.
Credit unions have done remarkably well recently in repairing once-troubled ties with auto dealers, but work still needs to be done on speeding up approval times, a former Evansville, Ind. dealer and automotive publisher told CU executives Thursday.
