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HERNDON, Va. - The 12 charter investors of CU Realty of VA, MD, DC LLC had good reason to celebrate last month. Not only was it the CUSO's first anniversary, but the company has proven to be a three-way win - for credit unions, members and realtors. CU Realty of...

BELFAST, Ireland - To most credit union personnel, credit unions are places of business. To several university professors, they are a source of scholarly research. A group of scholars has banded together to form the Credit Union Research Forum. The members of the forum include professors from universities in Ireland,...

SEATTLE, Wash. - Gone are the days - at least for now - when credit unions had to make little effort to count on members walking in the door with their refinance mortgage business. With the end of the latest refi boom, the declining mortgage volume, and the continuing emergence...

WESTLANDS NAIROBI, Kenya - The meeting room in the Jacaranda Hotel was as non-descript as most meeting rooms with institutional cream walls and empty flip charts waiting to be filled with action plans. There was no air conditioning to combat the heat, but the open windows let in a warm...

SANTA ANA and HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Five years after jointly forming PrimeDirect Mortgage, Orange County's Credit Union and nuVision Financial FCU have made the strategic decision to dissolve the mortgage CUSO and move their respective mortgage lending operations in-house. Lynda Hill, senior vice president for OCCU said the intent...

Turn to pages 22-28 for the latest technology news affecting credit unions, including a look at Panini's success with credit unions with its imaging equipment.