WASHINGTON - A major overhaul of the relationship between companies and the firms they hire to conduct their audits is needed to ensure that investors are getting accurate pictures of financial health, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) recently said. The CFA outlined recommendations that do away with conflicts of...
WASHINGTON - The original 20 credit unions that aligned to form Trust for Credit Unions nearly 15 years ago faced a marketing conundrum during a time when mutual funds were green to the industry and skepticism lingered. Thanks to some heavy pavement pounding in the early days and "strong yields,"...
HOUSTON - Amid congressional hearings involving Enron Corp. executives and Pres. George W. Bush's stance to take a more microscopic view at 401(k)s, financial advisers assisting credit union members with retirement planning aren't being deluged with concerns over investing in large company stocks. At CUNA Mutual Group, which oversees 2,600...
With reports of competition between CUSOs and credit unions on the rise, experts discuss ways to minimize conflict. Read what they have to say and other CUSO news on pages 14-15.
When the Minnesota Twins play their first home game on April 12, Affinity Plus CU will be right there with them. See page 13 for details.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Affinity Financial Services President Mark Cochran is a big fan of diversity. In fact, it is the diversity and breadth of products and services offered by the four business units under the Affinity Financial Services CUSO umbrella that Cochran says allows the operational CUSO to ride out...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - CUSOs - whether they be wholly or jointly owned - and credit unions should have the same primary goal, the members' best interest. The integrated model of CUSOs and credit unions cross-selling each other's services and being mutually focused on getting product information and services into...
As CU industry veteran William Freeze retires, he shares some of his memories and lessons learned over the years. See story on page 22.
Find out all the latest news about the corporate CU network on pages 15-21.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - Network Liquidity Acceptance Company, LLC, a CUSO of U.S. Central, is now posting daily auto loan portfolio rates to let CUs know the market value their auto loan portfolios would have on the secondary market, namely what they could get from NLAC. NLAC was created to...
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