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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - U.S. service personnel wounded in action in Afghanistan or Iraq will have a little bit easier time of it thanks in part to a contribution from PSCU Financial Services, the card servicing cooperative for 500 credit unions that process their card transactions with First Data Inc....

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. - With credit unions continuing to hold only 2% share of the mortgage market, there's ample room for improvement. With that in mind, CU Realty Inc., a subsidiary of mortgage CUSO CU Companies, has launched a six-month long cable advertising campaign to increase consumers' awareness of the...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - End of year patronage dividends have become a tradition for some credit unions, but are they good for members? Increasingly credit unions are awarding dividends based on member usage of both deposit and loan products, thus rewarding those members who rely on the CU the...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Days before the NFL playoffs kicked off, more than 250 members of Northeast Credit Union were poised to reap the benefits of a Super Bowl win should their team take home the coveted prize in February. Since Dec. 18, $388 million Northeast Credit Union has been running...

WASHINGTON-As expected, credit union loan growth plodded through the month of November as share growth continued to drop off. "Loan growth kind of muddled along but was half way decent in November," CUNA Economist Bill Hampel explained. According to CUNA's Monthly Credit Union Estimates, loans were up 0.6% in November....

WASHINGTON-The New Year will be a year of finalization for many regulatory matters affecting credit unions. "I think we'll see some things finalized that we've been waiting on," NAFCU Director of Regulatory Affairs Gwen Baker said, " for example, the SEC broker-dealer issue." Of course, the credit union service organization...

ARLINGTON, Va.-An `audio news release' that NAFCU put out at the height of the holiday season has reaped great returns. The 60-second spot was aired on 649 individual radio stations, according to NAFCU Vice President of Communications Jay Morris. It also was sent out to cable radio stations with a...

WASHINGTON - One month after it dismissed KPMG LLP as the independent auditor for Fannie Mae, the firm's Audit Committee of the board of directors approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's new independent auditor. The Audit Committee's dismissal in December of KPMG was part of...