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LEBANON, N.H. - A fledgling program to help low- and moderate-income families buy new cars is being rolled out here and in Keene, with Upper Valley Credit Union and Chittenden Bank as partners. Known as Fannie Clac, the non-profit organization offers financial literacy classes before referring clients to the participating...

CHICAGO - Southside Community Federal Credit Union, which was recently granted a charter by NCUA, opened its doors Nov. 8 with the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony featuring NCUA Vice Chair JoAnn Johnson. Johnson traveled to Chicago to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new low-income credit union, which...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-For Laurie Eagan, NCUA Human Resource personnel specialist, volunteering her lunch break for underprivileged children is simply the right thing to do. For seven years now, once a week, she has made the trek from NCUA's Alexandria headquarters to nearby Jefferson Houston Elementary School to tutor kids on subjects...

While most CEOs look forward to calling it quits on Fridays for a quiet evening at home or a leisurely jaunt on the town, Robert Harvey is preparing himself for an all-night patrol of notorious gang hangouts for drug deals and other illegal offenses. For the past 10 years, Harvey,...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - As more credit unions swap suits for a shirt and a pair of Dockers, will business casual attire become the new standard? According to experts it depends on many factors ranging from the credit union's culture to the employee and member demographics.According to a Society...

London, UK - The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the regulatory body for United Kingdom credit unions, said CUs will not have to conduct a special review of their members' identities. This does not exempt credit unions from establishing and maintaining "effective systems and controls for countering the risk that their...

WASHINGTON- In this time of charter swapping, CUNA's Governmental Affairs Committee has demonstrated CUNA's commitment to a strong dual chartering system by approving an unequivocal policy statement on the issue recently. The statement reads, "When faced with preemption issues, CUNA's Governmental Affairs Committee should take every opportunity to improve and...

When Hawaii Credit Union League President Dennis Tanimoto stopped by a friend's shop to pick up a Mont Blanc pen 20 years ago he had no idea that it would be the beginning of the hobby of a lifetime. "I needed to get ink for the pen so I stopped...