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SAN DIEGO - Robberies at credit unions have more than doubled since 1990, with robbers viewing credit unions as much easier targets than banks and other financial institutions, according to one of the most experienced bank robbery investigators in the United States. "Credit union robberies over the last 14 years...

DURHAM, N.C. -At a time when NCUA officials are expressing increased concern over the dwindling number of small credit unions, one credit union sponsor here has found that mergers are sometimes the way to go for struggling small CUs. Late in 2002, the North Carolina Minority Support Center helped reorganize...

WASHINGTON - Sources close to the NCUA Board nominating process have said Troy Stang, Texas Credit Union League Vice President of Public Relations, will likely be nominated for the vacant NCUA Board seat. Stang has made several trips to Washington, D.C. since his name came up for the job. Others...

WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates may be going up and the number of refinance and first mortgage applications are expected to fall, but that doesn't seem to be affecting the number of people employed in the mortgage industry. According to the latest employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. and HERNDON, Va. - Two firms that serve credit unions with document management services are joining forces. Immediate Mailing Services, which provides document and information management services to 65 credit unions, and DigitalMailer, the popular credit union eStatements provider, have formed a marketing agreement. The marketing alliance calls...

MANCHESTER, N.H. - From the front door lace curtain to the state-of-the-art, wireless infrastructure, there probably isn't a part of American's Credit Union Museum that's unfamiliar to Executive Director Peggy Powell. Whether she's doing a presentation to raise museum funds or leading a tour for a group of visitors, you...

WASHINGTON-With many primaries going on right now and elections just around the bend in November, credit union groups are working to bolster voter turn out. CUNA unveiled a new Web tool last week to encourage more Americans to vote, while NAFCU reminded members of the online voter registration feature on...

Chetco Federal Credit Union, Brookings, Ore., has donated some $750 worth of souvenir water bottles to the 2004 Oregon Coast Cycling Festival. The Festival is a fundraiser for the American Heart Association and the Curry Health Foundation. The Festival's goal is to raise $5,000. Each cyclist receives a souvenir water...