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Two Detroit-Area CUs Reach Out to Low-Income Families

By Eileen Courter

For two Detroit-area credit unions, tax season is an opportunity instead of a headache.

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February 27, 2007

CUs Benefit from Primary Financial Institution Status

Being a member's primary financial institution brings with it tremendous market penetration, market share and bottomline benefits. For virtually every financial service examined in CUNA's National Member Survey, members who consider the credit union to be their PFI are two to seven times as likely, depending on the service, to...

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February 27, 2007

Pacific Service CU Helps Bring Wildlife Education to Classroom

Pacific Service Credit Union has donated $5,000 to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for the Animals in the Classroom program. The donation will be used to provide museum tours and outreach programs for economically disadvantaged schools in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

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February 27, 2007

Fines Possible on Elderly Abuse, Warns San Diego District Attorney

Tighter regulation on reporting of financial abuse of the elderly is in the offing for banks and credit unions and that means fines, a California law enforcement executive warned a CU volunteer group here.

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February 27, 2007

NCUA FICUs 2006 Financial Results: Mortgage Delinquencies Spike, CDs Surpass Regular Shares as Largest Savings Category

NCUA reported that the 8,362 federally insured credit unions posted solid asset growth while lending growth continued and investments declined.

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February 27, 2007

Cherry Trees Are Blooming Just Around The Corner

The 35th Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run will take place on April 1 this year. More than 10,000 competitors, including more than 500 congressmen and Capitol Hill staffers are registered to participate. To date, 130 credit unions and partner organizations from across the U.S. have pledged support for...

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February 27, 2007

Community FCU Rolls Out Low-Cost Loans to Help Immigrants with Citizenship Fees

Permanent resident aliens living in the U.S. and seeking to become U.S. citizens will get a hand up from a program started by the $8 million North Side Community Federal Credit Union.

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February 27, 2007