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BENDIGO and SYDNEY, Australia - When Bendigo Bank of Australia came up with a program marketing a scheme where local communities could invest AUS$400,000 (US$295,000) to have the privilege of designated essential banking services and called the program community banking, Australian credit unions had no problems with the program. In...

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Scottish credit unions have until March 1, 2006 to apply for funds to help them promote membership, conduct training and refurbish their premises from the Scottish Credit Union Capacity Fund set up by the Scottish Executive (Parliament) to promote credit union membership among the population. Scottish Executive...

PITTSBURGH - The stakes have been upped as far as employees achieving the "holy grail" of having it all and enjoying a healthy work/life balance. A recent KEYGroup research study reveals that one in five respondents plans to look for a new job this year-specifically because of the "balance" issue....

Turn to page 30 to find out what happened at NCUA's February board meeting.

According to Computer Economics' 2005/2006 Information Systems Spending and Technology Trends, though in real dollars IS budgets are up, as a percentage of total revenue they declined in 2005. Take a look.

Credit unions put their reputations on the line everyday by offering electronic services. One system breach, and the can CU incur serious damages. See the latest things CUs are doing to keep secure. Pages 22-26.