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CUNA Mutual Group received first place in the 2007 INNovators Award competition, sponsored by Insurance Networking News magazine. The award recognizes innovative insurance carriers, agencies and brokerages whose business technology acumen produces demonstrable, tangible results.

Community participation in the 1st Annual Brees Dream Foundation Golf Outing held at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette has exceeded expectations of The Brees Dream Foundation and Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union.

Credit Union 24, the ATM/EFT network headquartered in Florida, announced that it has signed the $1.6 billion Tower Federal Credit Union to the cooperative EFT network.

Even though bankruptcy filings are down for the 12-month period ending March 31 overall, the number is beginning to creep back upward.

NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson unveiled a financial education library on NCUA's Web site last week, as well as new calculators on the MyMoney.Gov site for the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

Debuting what is being called an innovative approach to payday products, the $200 million Family Trust Federal Credit Union has rolled out "Lifeline Advance" loans incorporating both a savings feature and a $35 program fee.