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Along with state legislators and congressmen, the governors of North and South Dakota, John Hoeven and M. Michael Rounds, are on the VIP guest list for the inaugural annual meeting of the Mid-America Credit Union Association here June 6-8, it was announced last week.

The D. Hilton Associates Marketing and Advertising practice took home two Addy Awards including the ceremony's highest honor--a Gold Addy Award.

Security Service Federal Credit Union is looking to get the 411 on younger members to help develop new innovative services and programs that would appeal to the group.

Before any form of innovation and collaboration can even began to take shape, there has to be the much-needed phase of critical thinking--something that is sorely lacking these days, said Tom Davis, chairman of the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations.

Industry leaders employ a variety of methods and techniques to position their organizations for success. Wendell V. Fountain's new book, The Credit Union World: Theory, Process, Practice Cases & Application, attempts to hone in on some of these practices to give credit unions the edge to succeed.

Of all student loans awarded, $16 billion (19%) was in the form of private loans compared to less than 5% just 10 years ago. The vast growth in private loans is being facilitated by several factors including rising college costs, stagnant federal loan limits, increased private loan profitability, and increased...