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I was pleased to read in one of Publisher Mike Welch's recent columns that he now believes that the credit union trade associations need to become more aggressive in our battle against the bankers and the banking associations. In case no one has noticed, the bankers have become ever more...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - A second year of cooperative advertising by nine northern Nevada credit unions is continuing to shift the public's perception of financial institutions away from banks and towards credit unions. What's more, an increased number of consumers included in a public awareness survey said they'd consider joining...

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WASHINGTON-NCUA filed an objection to a ruling by a magistrate judge Christmas Eve to allow for discovery in the American Bankers Association lawsuit against the agency. The other credit union defendants followed suit. The costs of discovery, including depositions from third parties, would likely tally in the thousands for all...

WASHINGTON - The Consumer Federation along with other national housing groups have announced a new "Build Wealth Through Homeownership" initiative that's part of a broader America Saves campaign to help low and moderate income households save and build wealth. The announcement was made at a news conference last month at...

ISSAQUAH, Wash. - A man filling a Boeing Employees Credit Union ATM with cash was shot in the shoulder early in the morning of December 26, according to an account in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. The man, who was not identified as a credit union employee, was helping another man...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Howard Pitkin, Administrator of Depository Institutions for the Connecticut Department of Banking, was appointed to the NASCUS Regulator Board by NASCUS Chairman Roger Little, director of the Michigan Credit Union Division. Pitkin fills the seat vacated by John Woodward who retired in December from the Pennsylvania Department...

For some credit unions, "advertising" means "marketing." But in truth, that's like saying flag football is just like NFL football. Both may be played with pigskins, but it's hogwash to say they are the same. It's time credit unions stop equating advertising with marketing and get busy playing "full contact...