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MADISON, Wis. - Seven credit unions or organizations that work with credit unions have been the recipients of $313,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation as its third and last funding cycle for 2004. The seven support the Foundation's mission of helping consumers improve their financial well-being. The $313,000 brings...

AVON, Conn. - COCC is now offering its service bureau clients an end-to-end check imaging solution. The former Connecticut Online said it is buying software components from AFSImage and will be utilizing Endpoint Exchange and the NCHA for the solution, which will be available for delivery in early January. "Many...

WASHINGTON - WOCCU, in cooperation with CUNA, worked with the appropriate congressional offices to help obtain $200 million for the U.S. Agency for International Development, which helps fund international credit union development projects. "The managers support microenterprise development programs for the poor, especially women, and urge USAID to achieve a...

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Financial Accounting Standards Board is set to release a proposed rule on business combination accounting with clarification in February with a 90-day comment period, according to NAFCU Director of Regulatory Affairs Gwen Baker. "We have ongoing discussions with staff from FASB, so we just touched base with them...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will hold a conference call specifically for CDFI credit unions who qualify for Technical Assistance grants from the Fund but which have questions about the grant procedures. Technical Assistance grants can be used for consulting services, technology purchases or...

MADISON, Wis. - CUNA Mutual Group has kicked identity theft protection up a notch with the release of its new program, Identity Guard CreditProtectX3. Developed through a joint effort with Intersections Inc., the program is a proactive risk management solution that provides members with daily three-bureau credit monitoring to detect...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Giving members what they want has helped the North Carolina Credit Union League's Risk Management Council become a true success story. "I think the council is the first of its kind in state leagues," said Assistant Vice President Regulatory/Compliance Services Kim Bohannon. "And it is amazing what...

Credit union marketing and public relations staffers are forever asking why some credit unions seem to get more ink in Credit Union Times than theirs. For starters, some credit unions simply do more newsworthy things and are eager and willing to get well-written releases to our editorial staff in a...