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MADISON, Wis. - A recent Filene Research Institute study finds that mid-sized credit unions with high growth rates share similar management practices. According to the Management Practices and Growth at Mid-Sized Credit Unions" study, a combination of management practices appears to drive growth. Such practices range from implementing a formal...

RICHMOND, Va. - Considering there are about 70 credit unions in the state, the seven comments from credit unions that were filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission in support of the agency's proposal to allow state-chartered credit unions to adopt underserved areas as part of their field-of-membership, may seem...

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Federal Credit Union is literally providing staffers and board directors access to credit union information on-the-go. In an effort to securely share internal credit union documents the credit union has ordered the CryptoStick from Cray, North Carolina-based Research Triangle Software. The CryptoStick is a portable encryption...

HARAHAN, La. - Consumer awareness of the state's credit unions has risen by 40% following a 2003 public awareness campaign conducted by the Louisiana Credit Union League, results of a statewide telephone survey show. The campaign, the first cooperative advertising attempt by the League, featured television and radio advertisements that...

SAN FRANCISCO - VISA USA has announced that merchants participating in a new service with the card association can let consumers know at the point-of-sale how much money remains on their VISA branded gift cards. Consumers shopping at participating retailers, which most recently includes Best Buy, will now see the...

WASHINGTON - A landmark study of consumer habits conducted by the American Bankers Association and Boston-based Dove Consulting has found that all types of debit transactions have continued to whittle away the percentage of payments held by cash and checks, and that the decline in those two older forms of...

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PALO ALTO, Calif.-Another credit union has joined the ranks of Small Business Administration lender. Stanford Federal Credit Union announced last week that it was approved to provide SBA-backed loans to its membership. "With SBA, we've leveled the lending playing field," SFCU President and CEO John R. Davis said in making...