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ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar noted the agency's recognition of the importance of financial literacy, economic development and affordable housing in distressed communities in a recent letter to federal credit unions. "As such, we have sought to identify opportunities for credit unions to develop and implement programs that educate and...

CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc., a securities broker/dealer for the CUNA Mutual Group, has elected Navy Federal Financial Group President/CEO Dennis Godfrey board director and L&N FCU Vice President of Financial Services Grael Barker board director. AFTECH, a core processor/Internet solutions provider, has named Laura Feudo director of client services.

PHILADELPHIA - Employees at Philadelphia Federal Credit Union and members of union group Local 32 voted to accept the conditions of a settlement, ending a work stoppage prompted by a change in health care coverage costs. Steven Tully, secretary and treasurer of Local 32 of the Office and Professional Employees...

Why is it that every time credit unions figure out a way to better serve their members, it almost immediately becomes controversial in some circles? Take member business loans as a current example. It's not hard to understand all the "shame on credit unions" rhetoric emanating from the banking industry....

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dutrac Community CU and Dupaco Community CU in Dubuque were among the list of 25 lenders named by the Iowa Financial Authority as being the top community lenders participating in the IFA's FirstHome program in 2001. FirstHome is an affordable mortgage financing program for qualified homebuyers in...

MINNESOTA - Minnesota Corporate FCU and Credit Union Enterprises (CUE), a CUSO of Nebraska Corporate Central FCU, have formed a joint marketing agreement to provide CUE's new CRM product, CUE 121: The Member Relationship Manager, to Minnesota Corporate's member credit unions Credit Union Enterprises' strategy is to market CUE 121...

SAN DIEGO - What a difference four years have made in credit unions' experience with offering investment services to members through CUSOs. Valorie Seyfert, president of CUSO Financial Services recalls when she and COO Amy Beattie founded the company four years ago, CUs were just getting started with the service...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - For Permaculture Credit Union, which markets itself as a "socially responsible" business devoted to the care of the planet, Earth Day 2002 was a good time to promote the financial institution. And that's exactly what the Santa Fe, N.M. credit union did during an Earth Day...