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MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Network Services continues to use the partnering approach. CNS has signed endorsement agreements with two credit union data processors - Computer Consultants Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah; and EPL, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama. Under the agreements the two processors will market CNS products to its CU clients....

RALEIGH, N.C. - GE Mortgage Insurance has expanded its Homebuyer Privileges program availability to all originators submitting loans via AU Central, a proprietary automated contract underwriting system. With GE's Homebuyer Privileges, originators can provide qualified borrowers with access to discount and rebates totaling as much as $1,500 on home-related products...

SEATTLE - Safeco and Los Angeles-based Answer Financial Inc. have joined forces to sell automobile, homeowners, and other property and casualty policies via the Internet and call centers. In addition the Answer Financial link grants customers access to annuities; prepaid legal services; home warranty, vision, and prescription discount plans; online...

WASHINGTON - Two credit unions that declined to sell their credit card portfolios cited portfolio renovation and greater integration of their card marketing as key elements in their fights to keep their cards profitable during a time when the card industry generally has been contracting. Saginaw, Michigan based Team One...

NEW YORK - The number of check cashing outlets doubled in the past five years in the U.S., according to Marketdata Enterprises, a market research firm. The firm reports that check-cashing outlets, money transfer services, payday loan providers and other industries aimed at the unbanked grew to almost $6.6 billion...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The U.S. Senate FCU will hold a special meeting to resolve its ongoing dispute over a recent board election. In the wake of a hotly and closely contested March 27 board election, the board expanded from eleven to thirteen, to accommodate both the newly elected members and...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Provident Central CU President/CEO Ludelle Morrow couldn't be happier that her son will by succeeding her as leader of the credit union, but she wants one thing made clear - he got the job on his own merits. Morrow's son, Wayne Bunker, who is currently president/CEO...

ALBANY, N.Y. - On May 31 the merger of Empire Corporate FCU and CorpStar FCU was officially completed. Empire picked up 62 South Dakota CUs in the deal and about $118 million in assets. Empire Corporate is maintaining CorpStar's former headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D., as a branch office. This...