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WASHINGTON-The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) quickly denounced the news that TD Bank Financial Group and Wal-Mart will work together to provide financial services inside the Wal-Mart stores. ICBA President and CEO Ken Guenther stated that the agreement "flies in the face of congressional determination that banking and commerce...

ALBANY, N.Y. - The New York CU Foundation has established a fund to help victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. According to NYCUF Executive Director Frank Kerbein the fund will provide "whatever financial and emotional support we can for those credit unions including their staff and...

NEW YORK - Despite overworked phone lines following the tragic events here and in Washington, D.C. many of the networks were still operational. Officials at VISA and MasterCard, which handle much of the nation's credit and debit card traffic, report that the telecommunications congestion did not disrupt ATM or credit...

North Carolina Credit Union Network, Greensboro, has recognized the efforts of four individuals in the credit union movement. The 2001 Mark of Excellence Award was presented to Members Credit Union Board Chairman John Loftin and United Services Credit Union President/CEO Marsha Honeycutt. The award recognizes those individuals who have a...

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. - With the attacks on the World Trade Center leaving countless individuals stranded in Manhattan with many of them injured, the New Jersey Credit Union Affiliates and Westwood, N.J. -based Paragon FCU are offering a helping hand. Assistance to credit unions, members and citizens of both New York...

PASEDENA, Calif. - The Los Angeles Firemen's Credit Union has debuted its Blazing ATM/Check card. With the new program members can withdraw up to $600 cash per day at ATMs; up to $600 per day via POS; and up to an additional $1,500 per day via signature-based transactions. "We are...

TUKWILA, Wash. - Claiming it had no alternative because of NCUA's lack of response to the findings of an independent study it commissioned and released in June on the overhead transfer rate, Boeing Employees' Credit Union Sept. 7 filed a petition with NCUA proposing that NCUA conduct a notice and...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Just two days following the terrorist attacks, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in neighboring Arlington, Va., the NCUA Board meeting went on as scheduled but with a few tweaks to security, according to acting NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar. He said that around 10 a.m. on the...