Families willing to expose their finances are helping credit unions get consumers excited about saving. And with the buzz about financial makeover contests, two credit unions have found their contestants.

Deutsche Bank, the multinational bank headquartered in Frankfort, Germany with offices in New York has invested $1 million with the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions.

LendingTree.com has signed on Sound Credit Union to its online lending exchange, its first credit union client in the company's nearly 11-year history.

Trying a new marketing theme a 50+ member consortium of Washington State credit unions have launched a statewide TV/newspaper/online campaign under the title, "membership means something."