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WASHINGTON -- A new risk assessment office is in the works from the SEC to flag early signs of market conflicts of interests similar to the litany of market timing allegations currently plaguing the mutual fund industry. At a Nov. 17 congressional hearing, SEC Chairman William Donaldson said the commission...

NEW ORLEANS - Not to take anything away from its competitors, but Online Resources Chairman and CEO Matt Lawlor said ORCC is positioned better than any Net banking and bill payment firm to utilize CRM to boost online penetration rates. ORCC's financial clients already boast about a 28% adoption rate...

AUGUSTA, Me. - Moved by the number of families that go to bed hungry each night, the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger Walking Tour hopes to raise awareness and stock shelves. Maine's credit unions have partnered with Cross Roads Ministries, a hunger agency here that serves thousands of...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Negotiations on H.R. 2622, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, are sliding into home as the legislative calendar continues to slip away. According to CUNA Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Senior Legislative Counsel Gary Kohn, the conference committee staff has pretty much wrapped up most of the...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Is a childcare facility on credit union grounds just the ticket to boosting employee morale while promoting a family friendly environment? For Herndon, Virginia -based Northwest Federal Credit Union incorporating a freestanding childcare facility into its new corporate headquarters plan has had an unforeseen benefit...

Credit Union ONE, Ferndale, Mich., has recently celebrated the grand opening of its Compuware branch. The 3,000 square-foot branch is located on the main floor of Compuware. Credit Union ONE is the first retail business to open within the Compuware facility. Other businesses scheduled to open soon include the Hard...

WASHINGTON - Before you look at the dollar volume of SBA 7(a) loans and decide there's been a fall off in the agency's program, look at the total number of 7(a) loans it's approved. That, says one SBA official, is a better indication of the SBA's strategy for its 7(a)...

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted the National Credit Union Foundation almost $500,000 which some credit unions will be able to use to fund counseling programs for low income members seeking to move from publicly subsidized rental housing to home ownership. HUD's Conventional Housing Counseling...