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OGDEN, Utah - In a twist on the Utah credit union/bank wars, America First FCU, the state's largest, is acquiring four Wal-Mart "in-store" branches from Centennial Bank of Ogden. The $2.8 billion America First said acquiring the in-store branches fits well with expansion plans under way for months at Wal-Mart...

NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The Michigan Credit Union League's wholly-owned subsidiary, CUcorp has partnered with Sprint to provide credit union members wireless phone services at a discounted rate. Under the agreement that will be administered by Images and Ink, a division of CUcorp, credit union members throughout the U.S. will...

MINNEAPOLIS - The sting of the Sept. 11 tragedy not only wounded the airline industry through thousands of layoffs and flight cutbacks, its impact spilled over to airline-affiliated credit unions, forcing most to rethink their charters. NWA Federal Credit Union and American Airlines Federal Credit Union both applied for and...

WASHINGTON-While the NCUA Board was considering a number of items at its Dec. 18 meeting, NAFCU was at its annual meeting across the river with the Federal Reserve Board. NAFCU took full advantage of its 12th annual opportunity to share credit unions' point of view with top Fed officials. Federal...

WARRENVILLE, Ill. - Minnesota Corporate FCU and Mid-States Corporate FCU will start the new year as one corporate. The last step in the merger process was completed on Dec. 23 with Minnesota Corporate's members overwhelmingly approving the merger. The merger officially happened on Dec. 31. This merger was a long...

WASHINGTON - The Mortgage Bankers Association delivered an early holiday present to lenders earlier this month. The MBA's latest National Delinquency Survey, covering the third quarter 2003, found the delinquency rate at 4.28%, the lowest in three years. It was down 34 basis points from 4.62 in second-quarter 2003, the...

WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Housing Secretary Mel Martinez, who resigned in early December as the 12th Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and who initially turned down requests from the White House to run for the U.S. Senate, is giving a second thought to running to fill...

ORLANDO, Fla. - For its efforts in establishing a comprehensive disaster preparedness program for its more than 300 employees, the mayor of Orlando has proclaimed Dec. 8th `Central Florida Educators' Federal Credit Union Day.' The credit union received an award from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) during their...