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HARBOR, Ore. - Chetco Federal Credit Union has forwarded a check in the amount of $8,368.78 to the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund. Established in the wake of the September 11th tragedy, the 911 Fund assists families of fallen firefighters and coordinates efforts to assist fire and EMS...

WASHINGTON-Here in Washington, the news is there is not much news on the legislative front. Credit union lobbyists are hopeful that Congress may address an education bill, which includes provisions for youth financial education, and the administration's `compassion' bill, which includes Individual Development Account measures. However, Congress is not likely...

Southwest Business Corporation, Chairman Charles Amato has been selected as a recipient of Sam Houston State University's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2001. The award is bestowed on alumni who, through personal and professional achievements, have made significant contributions to society and brought honor and distinction to the university. Pennsylvania Credit...

LAWTON, Okla. - Through good credit union cooperation and "aggressive marketing," it is no surprise that shared branching, through six stand-alone facilities, has long enjoyed robust growth in this state. In fact, Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for shared transaction volume in the Credit Union Service Corp. network. But...

WICHITA, Kan. - Credit unions serving a key aircraft manufacturer are responding to layoffs in that industry with programs to ease members through the employment crisis. Boeing Wichita Credit Union, for example, is offering laid-off members a 2% rate reduction on auto loans refinanced from other area financial institutions. BWCU...

Michael Porter, a Harvard Business School professor, is generally recognized as the best analyst and most articulate proponent of business strategy. He essentially articulates at the academic level why the credit union model is a successful one, and how we can sustain that success in the future by protecting and...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. -Three Connecticut credit unions have contracted with SmartSource Solutions, a CUSO of Constitution State Corporate, for its Website Without a Webmaster solution. The browser-based administration system of the product requires no programming knowledge. It's designed to assist CUs without fulltime Webmasters update their sites without outside help. It...

ARLINGTON, Va. - While hard figures on the number of credit unions that have done business with Bentley Financial Services, Inc. and Entrust Group-the firms being sued by the SEC for offering uninsured CDs-may be hard to come by, some say the impact is expected to be crucial. NCUA requested...