Through Green Rewards, Scott Credit Union is making it easier for area residents to go "green" on the road.

Thanks to the new online network activated last August by the National Credit Union Foundation for disaster relief, CU donations and pledges have now soared past $144,000 to help CU members who suffered losses in the California wildfires during October, NCUF officials reported today.

The ACUMA booth at the National Association of Realtors Expo was crowded by visiting realtors interested in doing mortgage business with America's credit unions. ACUMA has been an exhibitor at the NAR for several years, with costs paid for with additional sponsorship dollars from individual CUs and mortgage-related CUSOs.

Membership expansion slowed significantly in September with the month-only gain at 18,000 members versus an average monthly gain of 240,000 for January through August, according to CUNA Mutual Group's Credit Union Trends Report.