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AUSTIN, Texas - FIData, an Internet lending solutions and call center firm, has cut an undetermined number of jobs. "We've had some cutbacks. FIData is not going out of business. It is true we have made some cutbacks we felt were necessary because of a sales slowdown," said David P....

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Jax Navy Federal Credit Union has set up a special account to receive Red Cross donations. Funds from this account will be forwarded to the American Red Cross to distribute as they see best to assist with tragedies that occurred in New York and Washington, D.C. All Jax...

The events of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, shook our nation to its very core, challenging us to reach within and examine what it is we truly believe, what is truly important to us. While the credit union community was blessed, particularly in comparison with other sectors of the financial services...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A link with Midwest Payment Systems now gives over 200 Midwest and Northeastern MPS processed credit unions access to the Credit Union 24 Network. The new link will give CU 24 network participants access at such retail stores as Walgreens, Eckerds and Kroger. MPS processes more than...

Much of what affects credit unions either starts or ends in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. CUNA's Washington headquarters are within D.C. city limits and NCUA and NAFCU are headquartered just outside the city in Northern, Va.. Of course Congress, where credit unions have become a lobbying force, is often...

My column in last week's issue was written earlier than usual in anticipation of being out of the office at deadline on a long-anticipated family vacation trip to the magnificent Canadian Rockies. The column left behind was intended to be a hard-nosed look at what really constitutes credit union membership...

SYDNEY, Australia - If people die in Australia without a will, the State will make the decision on how property is distributed. According to a recent study, the Credit Union Services Corporation of Australia, Ltd. (CUSCAL) discovered that four of every 10 people do not have a will. CUSCAL commissioned...

RALEIGH, N.C. - More than 1,000 check-cashing outlets here were recently ordered to stop accepting post-dated checks and delayed deposits for payday loan transactions as state lawmakers failed to reach a compromise that would satisfy both the check cashing industry and consumer groups. General statute 53-281 of the Check Cashing...