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MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Group has launched a new 401(k) plan that allows for a customized plan consisting of six core funds, three lifestyle allocation funds, and up to 12 investment choices to be selected by plan participants The CU Preferred Choice provides access to more than 40 funds...

WASHINGTON - It was touted as being an instrument to make homebuying simpler and more transparent for consumers, but mortgage industry players said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act reform rule was anything but that. Credit unions, trade associations, consumer groups -...

Mike Welch's column in the March 10 issue of Credit Union Times "Slowdown in Membership Growth Makes No Sense" - was most thought provoking. His assumptions for the dramatic slowdown in membership growth are disturbing and very realistic. Many credit unions are introducing "member relationship pricing modules" designed to "weed...

VIENNA, Va. - NCUA Vice Chair JoAnn Johnson, a keynote speaker at Navy FCU's 71st Annual Meeting yesterday, applauded the credit union's financial literacy efforts of its members in spite of the "transient lifestyle of the typical military member." Johnson told attendees that "there aren't many financial institutions in the...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Greenville FCU and Creative Builders Inc. have teamed up in producing one of the largest donations yet - $10,300 - for actor Paul Newman's Victory Junction camp for needy youngsters. Under a matching arrangement with the local builder, the credit union over the last few months raised...

WASHINGTON - Anyone interested in commenting on the Federal Reserve Board's proposed changes to the public disclosure tables that are used to report data collected by lenders under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, has until May 10 to do so. The Fed put the proposal out for comment on Thursday,...

WASHINGTON - Most credit union members who use online services do business with other financial institutions, but many are willing to switch if it's easy. That's according to the 15,750 respondents in the latest Callahan's Survey Consortium. The survey, taken online in February by members of the 15 credit unions...

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - With the hopes of empowering Texas credit unions to promote immigrant-friendly financial services to Hispanic communities across the state, the Texas Credit Union League in partnership with Texas Appleseed, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a just society through legal advocacy, community activism and policy expertise,...