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WASHINGTON - Credit unions would do better to keep an eye on developments with bankruptcy legislation currently in conference committee than economic conditions when trying to predict upswings in mortgage loan delinquency rates. The pattern of low charge-offs will be tied more to bankruptcy legislation than to economic cycles, says...

* 48% of homeowners who currently have a mortgage said they used a bank or a credit union to obtain their mortgage loan. Nearly half said they received their mortgage from other sources for mortgage financing. * Among those who use a bank or a credit union for their mortgage,...

WASHINGTON - The growth in subprime lending to credit-impaired borrowers has opened the door to home-ownership for many consumers that would have otherwise remained shut. But subprime lending to consumers with credit problems has also indirectly given rise to two mortgage processes in the U.S. - one that leaves borrowers...

WINDSOR, Ontario, Canada - People always talk about win-win situations, but Windsor Family Credit Union (WFCU) came up with a great win-win situation. When they offered to help local organizations they ended up with a lot more than goodwill. They found major growth. In an interview with Credit Union Times,...

SYDNEY, Australia - What does a league do when the relationship between them and their members is borderline warfare? That's what Steve Laue had to face when he signed on as CEO of the Credit Union Services Corporation Australia (CUSCAL). When Laue walked through the door in June 2000 to...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When it comes to shopping online, consumers want security. So far there have been three standard solutions to the online secure-shopping dilemma: single-use credit card numbers that generate a unique credit card number for each online purchase; credit card locks, which require consumers to call...