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WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission, and state regulators issued a joint advisory warning Oct. 14 advising consumers to be cautious about the total costs when using tax-exempt credit counseling organizations and "to be wary of `quick fixes' offered by some organizations." "Many credit counseling organizations provide...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The merger trend for credit unions - both large and small ones - has taken intriguing twists lately with a shift toward what looks to be ideal match-ups, according to Atlanta consultant and former NCUA regional director Allen Carver. Meanwhile, the NCUA apparently cognizant of conditions moved...

Service Credit Union, Portsmouth, N.H., has elected Barbara Roberge board chair.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Credit unions need to know how costly identity theft can be to their members. A recent Identity Theft Resource Center survey finds that identity theft has both economical and emotional long-term effects for victims. The survey, "Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2003", finds that victims now spend...

ATLANTA - Auto Auction Services Corp. (AASC) has launched LiveRepos.com, a service aimed at the credit union market. According to AASC, the Internet-based repossession management system automates resource-intensive processes while providing credit unions with inventory visibility and agent accountability. The net results are lower repossession expenses and reduced days to...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - nuVision Financial Federal Credit Union is hoping that a recent "racy" promotion will help build a "hip" brand association with twenty somethings. In a first, the $665 million credit union has sponsored "Hot Import Nights" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event, which is usually...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- Pedro Reyes, deputy policy director for California State Assembly Speaker Herb J. Wesson, Jr. has recently been appointed to The Golden 1 Credit Union board of directors. Prior to his current position, he worked for 11 years at the California Department of Finance specializing in fiscal and policy...

BOSTON - How often do you see staff from credit unions and banks at a conference networking with each other on subjects such as consumer behavior and improving financial services? That's exactly what happened during Deluxe Financial Services' first in what is planned to be a series of Knowledge Exchange...