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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - If credit unions truly want to differentiate themselves from banks, they need to remove the word "banking" from their vocabularies, Dick Ensweiler, CEO of Texas Credit Union League and Chairman of Credit Union National Association, told attendees during TCUL's 2004 Leadership Conference Sept. 9-11. The remarks...

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Joseph Cirelli has been on both sides of the fence during his 40-year career in financial services, but his intention has always been to not work himself into an early grave. Cirelli, 64, will retire as president/CEO on Oct.1 after 35 years at the $607 million...

FRESNO, Calif. - A group of residents in the poorest parts of Fresno, California, says it will persevere in its attempt to obtain a credit union branch for their neighborhood even though their first attempt has fallen through. "We aren't giving up at all, far from it," said Keith Kelley,...

WASHINGTON - The latest chapter in the Department of Labor's (DOL) revised yet controversial overtime rules may have hit yet another obstacle. According to the Associated Press, the House in a 223-193 vote moved to block the revised rules, which took effect August 23. Introduced by Reps. David Obey (D-Wis.)...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - With 98% of Massachusetts' businesses defined as small businesses and providing nearly 50% of the state's employment, 12.4% have failed. To confront that failure rate, Greylock Federal Credit Union is partnering with several banks to help entrepreneurs with their business plans. The credit union, along with Banknorth...

LIMA and MANSFIELD, Ohio-NCUA Chairman JoAnn Johnson shared the stage recently with Treasury Secretary John Snow and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) during NCUA's Ohio Credit Union Forum. NCUA held two forum sessions, one in Lima and one in Mansfield, Ohio. (Snow was only able to make...

JACKSON, Mich. - American 1 Federal Credit Union has made life a lot easier for one lucky member. Twenty-three year old Katie Walker, is the winner of the credit union's $1,000 Gas Giveaway promotion. As part of American 1's recent End of Summer used vehicle sale, Walker's name was entered...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit Union 24, the national credit union-owned ATM network headquartered in Florida, has taken steps to further broaden its services to credit union members, inking deals to provide them with preferential prices on merchant processing and ATM purchase. The ATM network, which claims to offer credit unions...