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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - If you're a Californian, you've seen up close and personal the impact of high housing costs in most of the state. That's one factor Vincent Rojas Jr., CEO of Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, expects will fuel the $1.2-billion credit union's continued expansion. "Four or five million...

One of the biggest challenges facing credit unions today is the ability to maintain the unique credit union cooperative spirit we have successfully built over the past 100 years. Cooperation does not mean a lack of competition. But, as competition increases, are we beginning to turn from the cooperative network...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Evansville Federal Credit Union is getting into the music business. The $34 million credit union is working with high school marketing students promoting a Jingle Bell Rock concert featuring local bands to raise money for high school music programs. In addition, CDs with the bands performing both...

WASHINGTON - Despite the nation's disgust with spam, a new online survey by Callahan & Associates finds that members don't mind e-mail from their credit union. The survey found that 74% of members are receptive to receiving e-mail from their credit union, while 90% of those surveyed said they are...

IRVING, Texas - Believe it or not but headaches may be sapping your credit union staffers' productivity. According to an AdvancePCS study entitled Lost Productive Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the U.S. Workforce, common pain conditions including headaches, back pain, arthritis and other muscle and joint...

NEW YORK - An executive with MBNA, a noted purchaser of credit union credit card portfolios, has signaled that the company would be open to issuing American Express cards if they could conclude a profitable arrangement with the card company. According to media reports, the MBNA CEO went on the...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The FBI is on site at the $42 million Nor-Car Federal Credit Union, undertaking an investigation of the institution that the NCUA put into conservatorship on Nov. 21. The Easton, Pennsylvania credit union was founded in 1936 and serves a variety of employee groups. An NCUA spokeswoman...

BLACKFOOT, Idaho - Westmark Credit Union is doing what it can to help kids feel safe by heading efforts to establish a Blackfoot chapter of Project Safe Place, an organization that helps children who need it. Kids simply look for the Project Safe Place logo on businesses, then employees contact...