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DALLAS - With more consumers looking to organizations that deliver on the message of social responsibility, Texans Credit Union has scored big by being featured on the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' Web site for its fundraising efforts. In 2005 the $1.5 billion credit union raised over $160,000 for the...

PORTLAND, Ore. - In a twist that is in keeping with the "people helping people" philosophy, Portland Teachers CU's recent name change to OnPoint Community Credit Union has proven to be a boon for Point West Credit Union. According to Point West CU Vice President of Marketing /Business Development Mike...

VACAVILLE, Calif.-Travis Credit Union has not only had a successful Friends & Family membership drive but has given away an environmentally friendly grand prize to one lucky winner. New member Holly Sontag was handed the keys to a new Honda Hybrid. Sontag's name was randomly drawn from more than 3,700...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Can a little Broadway flair help credit unions spread financial literacy and strike a chord with younger students? Credit unions that have participated in the Googolplex@ School program respond with a resounding yes. A multi-platform, in-school educational program, Googolplex@ School is the result of a...

SEATTLE - They may not have been big players, so to speak, but credit unions in at least three major TV markets cashed in on Super Bowl advertising during the big football championship game Feb. 5. Indeed, in Seattle where the underdog Seahawks succumbed to the favored Pittsburgh Steelers, a...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Members Credit Union is counting on a case of double vision to encourage members to save. "Americans simply aren't saving money," said MCU Vice President of Marketing Eric Stiff. "Our duty as a not-for-profit financial institution is to find a way to help members learn both the...