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Using the Internet to Book Mortgages

Peter Westerman | July 17, 2011

The 32,500 member Sooper Credit Union, headquartered in Arvada, Colo., has found a technique for helping market its mortgage products. The $242 million credit union is a client of CU Members Mortgage CUSO.

Marketing ‘Ditch Your Bank’ Spreads Anew

Peter Westerman | July 17, 2011

It looks to be another big year for the “dump your bank” marketing campaigns that were fired up by credit unions in 2010 as media coverage mounted on the woes of big banks.

Forrester: Hispanic Teens Embrace Mobile

Peter Westerman | July 17, 2011

A new report from Forrester Research argues that Hispanic American teenagers are particularly strong users of mobile technologies who don’t necessarily respond to mobile advertising.

Hearing Clash on New CFPB Powers

Tonya Knudesn | July 17, 2011

House Republicans used a July 14 hearing to accuse those setting up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of not disclosing enough information and for not spelling out what financial products it plans to target for increased scrutiny.

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NCUA Liquidates CU Linked to Online Poker

Peter Westerman | July 17, 2011

The $8.1 million Vensure Federal Credit Union, the Arizona credit union that at one time made most of its money by processing transactions for Internet poker sites, is no more. The NCUA announced it has liquidated the Mesa-based credit union on July 11, the same day a court case...

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