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OCEANSIDE, Calif. - The nation's military has been in America's heart since 9/11 as it has been called on to flex its muscles in the war on terrorism. Pacific Marine Credit Union, formerly Marine Corps West Federal Credit Union, has joined forces with the Tri-City Council of the Navy League...

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - The many troops stationed in Afghanistan since September 11 live in tents with limited shower facilities in a harsh and dusty environment. First Atlantic Federal Credit Union has partnered with the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services to bring a bit of comfort to...

NEW YORK - Remarkably, nobody seemed aware that anything was wrong when Steve Sobotta, marketing director for Actors Federal Credit Union, stood on the train platform in Queens on the morning of September 11. "It was a beautiful day," he said, "and nobody on the platform was talking about anything...

As the system's payment processors, corporates were put under serious strain during 9/11. "The Fed put out the word we needed to keep funds moving and keep business going as normal," recalls Leigh Philibosian, vice president, Marketing. "We knew we needed to keep the monetary system going." This call to...

DALLAS -As one of the nation's leading check processors, Southwest Corporate Federal Credit Union had a lot to worry about after the events of 9/11. When air transportation was shut down, millions of checks could not be processed through normal channels. Southwest Corporate enacted contingency plans to keep the process...

ARLINGTON, Va. - One NAFCU employee can't hide her pride for her boyfriend's actions on 9/11. "It was like everyone says: a normal morning," Alicia Hosmer, graphic artist/copywriter for NAFCU, remembered of September 11, 2001. When the first plane hit the World Trade Center, she thought of calling her boyfriend,...