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TIGARD, Ore. - On the side of Bull Mountain, overlooking the scenic Tualatin Valley, Wendy Edwards has found her dream home while husband, John, has learned useful skills - such as how to clean a dog after its close encounter with a skunk. Their four-acre homestead is just 15 minutes...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.- NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar told attendees of the 70th Annual Membership Meeting of the Chevron Pascagoula Federal Credit Union that credit unions adopting underserved areas enjoy significantly higher growth rates in a number of categories. He credited his Access Across America initiative with getting the ball rolling. "NCUA...

ATLANTA - It's still too soon to know for sure if Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue will sign a credit union-supported payday lending bill that was recently passed by the state House and Senate and was sent to the governor's office. But the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates is hoping he will...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Opportunity may be knocking for credit unions. A recent Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) survey finds that most of the country's 11 million home-based businesses do not have proper business insurance coverage. The survey finds that one in 10 U.S. households operates some type...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Credit unions may soon be watching their backs when it comes to financial literacy. State Farm has recently launched Common Cents a financial education Web site that provides fun ways for K-12 students to learn basic principles of financial responsibility and money management. Located in the Kid...

Vantage Credit Union, St. Louis, has celebrated the grand opening of its high-tech Florissant branch. The facility includes a remote teller system, an Internet Caf and a special kids area complete with interactive computer games. Vantage CU donated $500 from its ribbon cutting ceremony to the St. Vincent Home for...

WASHINGTON-Loan dollars outstanding and savings showed meager growth for the month of January and really, savings have been flat since August, CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel said. In January, loans grew 0.3%, while savings climbed 0.7%, CUNA's Monthly Credit Union Estimates found. "January is typically a really weak month for...

WASHINGTON-Treasury Secretary John Snow acknowledged that credit unions' tax exempt status is "teed up for a good debate," but he did not back away from the administration's position supporting credit unions' tax exemption. In clarifying the administration's backing of credit unions' tax exemption to America's Community Bankers Government Affairs Conference,...