CU Times compiles our exclusive data sets in combination with information received from NCUA and other federal agencies to give a clear view of lending trends involving credit unions (i.e. mortgage, auto loans, HELOCs, student loans).
The latest Housing Starts report, showing a drop of 10% for the month in the building of new homes has raised the red flag of recession. The annual level is now 1.19 million, compared to a 1.33 million rate in August, down nearly 31% from a year-ago, making it the...
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (www.fidelityinfoservices.com) and Compass Analytics, LLC announced the integration of FIS' Applied Analytics prepayment model into Compass Analytics' mortgage analytics solution, CompassPoint. In addition to intelligent and predictive risk analytics and data for the mortgage industry, FIS' broker, banking and investment customers will now have access...
The guest speakers at the Mortgage Bankers of America's 94th Annual Convention and Expo here Oct. 14-17 had that "Who's Who" cache, with Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines) Bono (U2), Doris Kearns Goodwin (Pulitzer Prize-winning historian/author) and George Foreman (heavyweight boxing champion) on tap. A panel presentation on Oct.16 also featured...
Michael David Kerns doesn't fit the expected profile of an American in a mortgage jam, but as the housing crisis in America filters down to middle class homeowners, that profile will undoubtedly change. Kerns is a scientist at the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health in...
The guest speakers at the Mortgage Bankers of America's 94th Annual Convention and Expo here Oct. 14-17 had that "Who's Who" cache, with Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines) Bono (U2), Doris Kearns Goodwin (Pulitzer Prize-winning historian/author) and George Foreman (heavyweight boxing champion) on tap. A panel presentation on Oct.16 also featured...
Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Few people at that time could envision the role that man-made satellites would play in the development of the modern world. But since then, things have changed dramatically. Today our planet is surrounded by thousands of...
What goes up must come down and bubbles filled with hot air go 'pfffttt' eventually. That expresses the 'been there, seen that before,' philosophy expressed by Scott Norris, SVP of Real Estate at San Diego County Credit Union (www.sdccu.com) here. "I've been around for thirty years and we've been through...
The president/CEO of the $143 million Superior Choice Credit Union, targeted by Wisconsin bankers last week for its Norlarco participation loans, said today the CU's "strong, well capitalized position" speaks for itself with no need to get into any verbal fisticuffs to counter a media blast.
Credit union efforts to provide alternative products to payday loans again received conditional praise this week when an Oct. 15 story on National Public Radio's Morning Edition program highlighted one CU's effort.
Michigan First Credit Union is making headway with its new business services program having its first commercial loan close in September.
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Discover how to build a strong, efficient card program that aligns with your credit union’s goals, meets members’ needs, and opens the door to new opportunities.
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