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RALEIGH, N.C. - GE Mortgage Insurance, a unit of GE Capital Mortgage Corp., a subsidiary of GE Capital is touting that its new "Homebuyer PrivilegesT" provides qualified borrowers through participating lenders with access to savings that could total $750 to $1,500 on home-related products and services provided by GE businesses...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When it comes to what members want, there is no such thing as having too much information. If properly crafted, member surveys help eliminate guesswork, identify your CU's strengths and weaknesses and provide valuable market segmentation. Benefits can include increased use of services, improved member...

TORONTO - Everything starts and ends with excellence for CUNA Mutual Group President/CEO Mike Kitchen. "If you can't do it with excellence, then don't do it. There's no point in trying to be mediocre. It's pretty hard to motivate staff to be mediocre," said Kitchen during a Credit Union Times...

* Main office in Manhattan Beach, Calif. * Total of 28 branches located in California, Virginia, and Maryland; * Chartered in 1940 as Hughes Aircraft Employees FCU; * Originally served the employees of Hughes Aircraft Company, with company founder and multi-millionaire Howard Hughes saying, "Sure, start the credit union. Just...

WASHINGTON-As part of CUNA's efforts with the Renaissance Commission, President and CEO Dan Mica penned a letter to his former colleagues on the Hill, explaining the commission and its goals. The letter explained that while the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act helped to modernize other federal financial institutions' laws and regulations, credit unions...

TORONTO - CUNA Mutual Group's Discovery Conference is a relatively young conference, this year being only the sixth edition. "Attendance for this conference doubled in 1999 and then doubled again this year," said Wayne Benson, chief officer of sales and marketing for CUNA Mutual Group. This year's Discovery attracted about...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Though the trend seems to be greatly slowing, NCUA approved two federal to state charter conversions in May. The two credit unions, OmniAmerican and Fort Worth Community both of Fort Worth, Texas, brought with them more than $1 billion in aggregate assets. Additionally, 32 expansions into underserved areas were...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - CU Realty, an online real estate solution for credit union members, has added a number of new features to its site, www.curealty.com. The site is designed to assist homeowners, buyers and sellers connect and simplify their transactions. The enhanced site features include the following: * A market...