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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -With its latest campaign, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union makes an appeal to those members who expect more. "Last quarter we launched a one-tough-customer campaign that emphasized demanding members whose needs would always be satisfied by our credit union, and it did very well," said HVFCU Marketing Manager...

NASHVILLE - The $186 million Tennessee Teachers CU recently dedicated a new 12,000 square-foot tech center. The facility will house the CU's IT department and contain a number of tech-related tools for members to utilize. (From left): Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, TTCU Chairman John Younger, TTCU President/CEO Betty Hobbs, and...

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled November 9 in favor of credit unions in the bankers' appeal of their lawsuit over NCUA's chartering and field of membership manual (American Bankers Association v. National Credit Union Administration, et al). "Except for one claim that we dismiss...

MIAMI, Fla. - Future marketing strategies to reach the Hispanic market shouldn't overlook the "Next Generation" says a recent report released by the Strategy Research Corporation. According to the 2002 U.S. Hispanic Market Report, with every generation, Hispanics have steadily increased their standard of living. For example, the report finds...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a lengthy meeting, the NCUA Board approved several key measures, including Reg-Flex and the budget, overhead transfer rate, and operating fee for fiscal year 2002. NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar highlighted that this was the first time all three aspects of the budget were considered at the same meeting....

MADISON, Wis. - The CUNA Mutual Group Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in grants. The nine recipients include the following organizations: United Way of Dane County in Wisconsin, $210,000; Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way in Iowa, $11,300; United Way Mt. Baldy Region in California, $5,000; Worldwide Foundation for Credit...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former NAFCU President and CEO Ken Robinson emerged from semi-retirement to attend the November NCUA Board meeting. While he admitted he was partially interested in the corporate waiver (See related story), he mostly came to see the familiar faces. Robinson wanted to congratulate NCUA Board member Geoff...

* 65 million transactions are being made by 24,000 payday loan outlets, costing 10 million American households $2.4 billion in fees this year for the two-week loans. * 19 states and two territories have laws that do not authorize payday loans, 25 states and Washington D.C. authorize payday lending, and...