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VOGELWEH, Germany and PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - What happens when you are a healthy credit union with satisfied members, and then a large number of your members disappear for reasons beyond your control? That is what happened to Service Credit Union (SCU) at its branch in Germany when troop reductions forced...

BATHURST, NSW, Australia and LEICESTER, UK - Two universities, two countries thousands of miles apart, two different training programs, but both have the same goal - train credit union people to be better in their jobs. Charles Sturt University in Australia and Leicester University in England, both have developed advanced...

WEST PALM BEACH - Despite the gloomy forecast that mutual funds have weathered over the past year, there are a plethora of investors who value morals and conscience just as much as returns. Enter socially responsible investing (SRI) which seeks out mutual funds and stocks that are tied to companies...

MIAMI - Tropical Financial CU seems to have pulled off what a number of forward thinking CUs across the country are trying to do - become the place members think of for non-traditional CU investment and insurance products. The CU was honored earlier this year by CUNA Mutual for becoming...

Some credit unions are taking a back-to-basics approach to marketing. A special report on pages 14 & 15 looks inside a few credit unions to see what they are doing to shout out the credit union difference.

ATLANTA - Surrounded by community banks, Georgia Federal Credit Union's Stockbridge branch in Henry County needed a way to gain visibility. The answer was found in a simple fortune cookie. Next to a Burger King on a busy street, this billboard will run for the next three months. According to...

BROCKTON, Mass. - Talk about paying members to come in. Brockton Credit Union recently drew attention to its new full-service branch in Middleborough with a seven-foot tall "Money Tree" complete with artificial one, five and ten dollar bills. Twenty-two finalists submitted guesses on the amount of money growing on the...

WASHINGTON -As the Hispanic population continues to grow across the country, so does the number of adult Hispanics online, according to a study released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Fifty percent of Hispanics are now using the Internet. The study was based on a survey in February...