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Connecticut's Stamford Municipal Employees FCU converts to state charter

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STAMFORD, Ct. - Stamford Municipal Employees FCU was approved by the state Department of Banking to convert to a state charter. The credit union will be known as Stamford Credit Union. It is the first federal-to-state charter conversion to be approved by the Department of Banking since the former Sikorsky...

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Social fund assets in the U.S. may top a trillion dollars over next decade, study reports

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August 21, 2001

Majority of financial planners are certified, says Worth study

DENVER - Three-fourths of the nation's top financial planners hold the certified financial planner (CFP) certification, according to a Worth magazine study. Worth ranked the nation's top 250 financial advisors and 196 individuals or 78% of those listed have professional accreditation. Certification is becoming valued among other professions that provide...

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August 21, 2001

NASCUS committee to take up FHLB-related bill

ARLINGTON, Va. - Among the list of items the NASCUS Government Relations Committee is scheduled to take up at its next meeting during NASCUS' annual conference in September, is the bill-H.R. 2796 introduced by Ohio Republican Congressman Robert Ney-that would allow privately insured, state-chartered credit unions to become members of...

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August 21, 2001

Service Credit Union keeps growing despite German military withdrawals

VOGELWEH, Germany and PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - What happens when you are a healthy credit union with satisfied members, and then a large number of your members disappear for reasons beyond your control? That is what happened to Service Credit Union (SCU) at its branch in Germany when troop reductions forced...

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August 21, 2001

Two advanced credit union studies programs have different methods, same goal

BATHURST, NSW, Australia and LEICESTER, UK - Two universities, two countries thousands of miles apart, two different training programs, but both have the same goal - train credit union people to be better in their jobs. Charles Sturt University in Australia and Leicester University in England, both have developed advanced...

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August 21, 2001

Do credit unions stand poised to embrace socially responsible investing?

WEST PALM BEACH - Despite the gloomy forecast that mutual funds have weathered over the past year, there are a plethora of investors who value morals and conscience just as much as returns. Enter socially responsible investing (SRI) which seeks out mutual funds and stocks that are tied to companies...

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August 21, 2001

Tropical Financial CU proves CU can be place members turn to for investment needs

MIAMI - Tropical Financial CU seems to have pulled off what a number of forward thinking CUs across the country are trying to do - become the place members think of for non-traditional CU investment and insurance products. The CU was honored earlier this year by CUNA Mutual for becoming...

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August 14, 2001

Special Report:Retail Delivery Systems/ Marketing/ Call Centers

Some credit unions are taking a back-to-basics approach to marketing. A special report on pages 14 & 15 looks inside a few credit unions to see what they are doing to shout out the credit union difference.

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Connecticut's Stamford Municipal Employees FCU converts to state charter

Social fund assets in the U.S. may top a trillion dollars over next decade, study reports

401k balances remain unchanged despite volatile markets, study reports

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Majority of financial planners are certified, says Worth study

NASCUS committee to take up FHLB-related bill

Service Credit Union keeps growing despite German military withdrawals

Two advanced credit union studies programs have different methods, same goal

Do credit unions stand poised to embrace socially responsible investing?

Tropical Financial CU proves CU can be place members turn to for investment needs

Special Report:Retail Delivery Systems/ Marketing/ Call Centers