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Community One Federal Credit Union, Las Vegas, Executive Assistant Rebecca Koshnick has been elected division treasurer of The International Association of Administrative Professionals and Human Resources Education Coordinator Shelly Peterson has been named president of the Southern Nevada Chapter of the Nevada Credit Union League. Redwood Credit Union, Santa Rosa,...

BANGKOK, Thailand - Most credit union organizations work in one country, one language, one culture, one government. For the Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (AACCU), which is a regional networking body for credit unions throughout 12 Asian countries, the only constant is the credit union philosophy. The group...

SAN DIEGO -Credit unions are being advised to launch a high-tech war against the technology that is costing financial institutions nearly $20 billion annually in check fraud losses. "We're going to fight technology with technology," insisted Deborah Humbert, senior risk management specialist with the CUNA Mutual Group. "That's what we...

For a potpourri of insurance statistics turn to the Insurance Special Report on pages 22 to 26.

Despite increased controls, insurance fraud continues to be an industry concern. A recent Accenture survey finds that the majority of Americans say insurance fraud occurs because people believe they can get away with it. Here is a look at current consumer attitudes toward insurance fraud: *32% said they believe that...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Tidewater Telephone Employees Credit Union filed an application on May 27 with the Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions to expand its field of membership to include the community of Hampton Roads. The estimated population of the community, according to the 2002 U.S. Census, is approximately 1.1...

NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Landmark CU is offering members a new 40-year, fixed rate home loan as a way to address the increasingly larger downpayments required as a result of rising home values and to reduce members' monthly loan payments. The new 40-year fixed rate home loan has no income...

NEW YORK - Homeowners can look forward to the smallest increase in homeowners insurance in five years. According to the Insurance Information Institute the cost of insuring homes is expected to rise by only 2.8% in 2004. "Small decreases in the frequency and cost of claims have helped improve insurer...