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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A bill that would create a government support organization to oversee Co-operative Banks and Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) is working its way through the Parliament of South Africa. SACCOs are South African credit unions. The bill came about after a Financial Sector Summit was...

SYDNEY, Australia - Although Australian credit unions constantly win kudos on surveys for their client service, they still face stiff competition from banks. The Credit Union Service Corporation of Australia (CUSCAL) has just released an implementation guide to help their credit union members to position themselves without compromising their individual...

DUBLIN, Ireland - What do garlic, goats, water supplies and hurricanes have to do with credit unions? Each of these seemingly diverse things has been related to programs run by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) Development Foundation as they fulfil their mission to contribute to the relief of...

Educational Community CU CEO Bob Hunt calls it quits after 30 years. Page 21.

One CU CEO is still waiting for Zions Bank Chairman/CEO Harris Simmons to explain bankers' use of fronts.Page 16.

NEW ORLEANS - About 20 professionals from state credit union trade associations across the country gathered here February 14-16 for the 2005 League IT Networking Symposium. Held for the first time last year in Las Vegas, the event provided IT professionals a forum for sharing experiences and discussing technology trends,...