TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Credit Union League's Credit Union Political Action Committee has surpassed all previous records for fundraising and nearly doubled the goal it set for itself for 2003. CUPAC raised $472,466.14, a total that exceeded the 2003 goal of $250,000 by more than $222,466. CUAPC is the...
DPS Credit Union, Denver, staffers have donated their time to help Denver Public Schools educate children on the value of money. DPS Credit Union in partnership with Denver Public Schools will continue conducting budgeting and money management seminars for children in grades K - 12. John Deere Community Credit Union,...
MADISON, Wis. - The flurry of last year's mortgage activity brought on by low interest rates whipped credit unions into a frenzy to keep up with demand. The downside is many credit unions shifted the focus away from attracting new members, said Dave Colby, CUNA Mutual Group's corporate economist and...
NEW YORK - The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has launched a series of protests against H&R Block, saying the tax preparer's tax refund loans are too expensive and hurt low-income families. Even though H&R Block doesn't make the refund loans directly - Household Tax Masters, a unit...
CORVALIS, Ore. - Slowly but surely credit unions are getting brass. Some 10 credit unions including the $1.2 billion Mountain America CU and $1.3 billion First Tech CU have signed up to offer their young adult members issues of brass CU young today rich tomorrow. Brass CU is the brainchild...
LANSING, Mich. - Concerned that Michigan residents are being charged "excessive" rates for home insurance, Office of Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Linda Watters has launched the first phase of her investigation into rising home insurance rates in Michigan. The commissioner is also looking into auto insurance rates in the...
BALTIMORE - Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Inc. has returned a total of $3.7 million to members. This marks the 22nd consecutive year that MECU has returned money to its members in the form of loan interest rebates and bonus dividends. MECU has over $745 million in assets and...
WASHINGTON - The number of employees working in mortgage-related jobs dropped by 7,500 last November, according to an employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency reported that the non-seasonally adjusted number of people employed in mortgage-related jobs totaled 409,600 in November, down from 417,100 just one month...
SAN DIEGO-California Congressmen Ed Royce (R) and Brad Sherman (D) spoke to credit union officials recently during NAFCU's CEO Conference. Royce was "very, very clear, in expressing his commitment to the credit union provisions contained in H.R. 1375 as well as to the provisions that augment title III of 1375...