Daily News
August 20, 2008
CU Awareness Banner Greeting Dems
DENVER — Delegates and media arriving Monday for the start of the Democratic National Convention will be greeted by a credit union awareness message plastered on a banner atop the new ...
August 20, 2008
SBA Names United SA FCU 'Rising Star'
SAN ANTONIO — UNITED SA Federal Credit Union said it has received the “Rising Star” recognition from the Small Business Administration’s San Antonio district office for its support of ...
August 19, 2008
Wings Financial Builds on AirTran, JetBlue Alliances
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — A little over a year since it partnered with JetBlue Airways and four years with AirTran, Wings Financial Federal Credit Union has expanded its presence to the carriers’ ...
August 19, 2008
Pennsylvania Payday Alternative Keeps Growing
HARRISBURG, PA — Credit unions in Pennsylvania have steadily been offering more Keystone State consumers an alternative to payday loans, according to the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association.
August 19, 2008
Housing Starts Drop in July
WASHINGTON — In yet another indication of the housing industry woes that have triggered part of the economic downturn, housing starts fell 11% in July, the Commerce Department reported today.
August 19, 2008
Producer Prices Rise Slightly
WASHINGTON – Fueled by slower increases in the cost of energy and food, producer prices increased in July at a slightly slower rate, the Labor Department reported today.
August 18, 2008
PSCU Gearing Up For Possible Hurricane
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — PSCU Financial Services, the payments processing CUSO for more than 500 credit unions and millions of card accounts is paying close attention to tropical storm Fay.
August 18, 2008
'Advocacy Rocks' Turns Up As CUNA Curriculum
FORT WORTH, Texas — Legislative advocacy on everything from the Treasury blueprint to banker attacks became a “hot topic” in the curriculum this summer at the just concluded Southwest CUNA ...
August 18, 2008
NAFCU Urges Dems and Reps to Support Reg Relief
WASHINGTON – Citing the strong work of credit unions in serving the underserved and their record as responsible lenders, NAFCU urged the platform committees of both parties to endorse ...
August 18, 2008
CDFI Grant Application Process Begins
WASHINGTON –— Credit unions that do community development work can begin applying for grants from the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
August 18, 2008
SBA Acting Administrator Starts Today
WASHINGTON — Sandy K. Baruah, who was nominated by President Bush to head the Small Business Administration, starts his first day at the agency today.