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Credit Unions are Hume's Greatest Accomplishment

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When John Hume, winner of the Nobel Peace Price, the Ghandi Peace Price and the Martin Luther King award, was asked what he was most proud of during a BBC interview, he replied helping start the Irish credit union movement. Hume founded the first Northern Ireland credit union in Derry...

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NASCUS President/CEO Mary Martha Fortney and former NASCUS Chairman Roger Little, deputy commissioner of the Michigan Credit Union Division, joined regulators from 17 countries as well as representatives from NCUA and CUNA at the World Council of Credit Unions Regulators Roundtable that was held during the WOCCU 2006 World CU...

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Governor Boosts CUs in Anti-Payday Lending Campaign

After more than two years of plugging payday loan alternatives, Oregon credit unions found themselves in the limelight recently as the state's Democratic governor set up new vehicles to guide consumers to CUs for the products.

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August 08, 2006

CUNA Mutual Breaks Ground on Customer Operations Center

On Aug. 1, CUNA Mutual Group has broken ground on its new Customer Operations Center.

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August 08, 2006

New NAFCU Chair Shakes Up Committees, Two Chairmanships Go to Volunteers

NAFCU's committees will not be entirely chaired by NAFCU Board members for the first time in the organization's history.

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August 08, 2006

Mary Robinson Says CUs Part of Human Rights Fight

When Mary Robinson's past and present positions are read off, a listener might think that the speaker is talking about several people. Robinson is the former Irish president and former UN High Commission of Human Rights, one of Time Magazine's 100 Heroes & Icons, founder of Trinity's College Irish Centre...

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August 08, 2006

Washington Supreme Court Sides with Credit Unions, Allows them to Continue Offering Interest on Lawyer's Trust Accounts

In a pivotal move for Washington's credit unions, the Washington State Supreme Court recently ruled that they can remain on a list of financial institutions where attorneys house interest on lawyer's trust accounts or IOLTAs.

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