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WASHINGTON - CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel said in a conference call last week that loans are on the rise while savings growth is slipping and credit unions can expect more of the same for the remainder of 2004. "Loans are running stronger than any year since 2000 and savings...

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - WesCorp Manager of Corporate Communications Walter Laskos wants to help his neighborhood take charge in an emergency because every second counts. Laskos is part of an innovative new program developed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency that puts the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Not many people could be busier than NAFCU Vice Chairman Mike Vadala, president and CEO of The Summit Federal Credit Union, or happier. Vadala called from a cell phone on a golf course for this interview, but not because he was cruising around in a cart all day following...

WASHINGTON - The nation's small businesses and the U.S. Small Business Administration's 7(a) lending program that supports many of them, won a victory in the U.S. House of Representatives with the approval of an additional $79 million in funding. The Manzullo-Velazquez Amendment to the Commerce-Justice-State (CJS) appropriations bill, named for...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Credit union executives in town for the NAFCU Annual Conference may want to extend their stay in a city that boasts there is literally "something for everyone". Here is a look at what can be found both in and outside a city that is bordered by...

I read with interest Mike Welch's column in the June 23 issue concerning succession plans. San Francisco Fire Credit Union recently selected a new CEO (who coincidentally had a copy of the same publisher's column), and part of the success of our selection was because of our succession plan. Since...

Sunshine State CU members have voted to convert to a mutual savings bank. Page 4.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - More than 100,000 students in 15 states have gained a deeper understanding of American history thanks to programs the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation conducted with partial sponsorship of PSCU Financial Services member credit unions, according to PSCU. PSCU is the card servicing CUSO that serves over 500...