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APPLETON, Wis.-Community First Credit Union was named Small Business of the Year by The Post-Crescent, Appleton's local newspaper. Community First President and CEO Catherine Tierney said the credit union's "corporate citizenship centered on community service" philosophy contributed to their success. "We live our mission," she said in an interview with...

MADISON, Wis. - With the addition of 308,000 jobs in March, credit unions might be encouraged that the nation's economy is really on an upswing. In its most recent Marketline report, MEMBERS Capital Advisors cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Report released recently that showed the economy added...

WASHINGTON-A Spanish-language version of a brochure alerting consumer to potential borrowing pitfalls is now available from the federal Interagency Task Force on Fair Lending, which includes NCUA. Utilizar su hogar como garanta para un prstamo es arriesgado (Putting Your Home on the Loan Line Is Risky Business) explains the importance...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - While $927 million Truliant Federal Credit Union is among the latest to align with MEMBERS Trust Co., it was actually at the drawing table more than three years ago when the notion of launching the industry's first CU-owned, nationally-chartered trust firm was just an idea. Truliant, through...

AUBURN, Mass. - The Central Credit Union Fund, the nation's first corporate credit union, has named Jim Van Arsdale as its new CEO effective April 26. Van Arsdale comes from BISYS, where he most recently served as vice president in charge of account management. BISYS is a business outsourcing firm...

NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker (right) gets some one-on-one time with Senator Michael Crapo (R-Idaho) about the yet to be drafted Senate version of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief bill. Crapo said some elements of the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act may be considered for the bill. See page 13 for...

State Employees Credit Union of North Carolina President/CEO Jim Blaine has been under attack for his colorful remarks during a debate with the ABA chairman. Read Blaine's take on the fall-out on page 17.

WASHINGTON - In a month that features a National Youth Saving Challenge during National CU Youth Week, April 18-24 a recently released survey by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy offers some insight to how fiscally savvy students are. The survey finds that for the first time since 1997,...