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BOISE, Idaho - The "fake credit union scam" currently working its way around the country has hit Idaho. Idaho Department of Finance Director Gavin Gee has issued a cease and desist order against five individuals and one company for fraudulently using the name of Michigan-based Credit Union One to solicit...

MADISON, Wis. - Credit unions that thought the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's March 22nd decision to pull its proposed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act reform rule spelled the end of incentives for Guaranteed Mortgage Packages are in for a rude awakening, say mortgage experts. Not only are...

GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Open Solutions Inc. has landed a couple corporate credit unions as users of its e-Commerce Banker product suite, the core technology provider said. They are $4.2 billion Southeast Corporate FCU in Tallahassee, Fla., and $1.6 billion Georgia Central Credit Union in Atlanta. Southeast, 446 member CUs, and...

WASHINGTON - In order to better compete with "the big boys," credit unions need to better focus their marketing and provide something different to attract business business. "Credit unions have an opportunity that is unique. However, efforts by credit unions miss the mark completely and that's a shame," Entrepreneurial America,...

GREENFIELD, Wis. - Some of us as children dreamed of one day playing in a rock and roll band. The president of Wisconsin Credit Union Shared Service Centers is living his dreams. Self taught, Rick Hagopian has toured internationally with Norwegian rhythm and blues songwriter Tina Lie. When he was...

WASHINGTON- After nearly two and a half years, Washington Postal Employees Federal Credit Union has returned to its office in the U.S. Postal Service's Brentwood facility in the nation's capital. WPEFCU was forced to abandon its headquarters when the postal facility where it was located was shut down after the...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Billed as its Personal Financial Management (PFM) program, Allegacy Federal Credit Union's newest division will act as a "quarterback" in pairing members with a number of specialists. The new program provides analysis of a member's financial situations and will match them with Allegacy specialists in the areas...

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - At its annual meeting held March 25, U.S. Central elected four new board members. The make-up of the U.S. Central Board was under discussion a lot during the end of last year as part of a governance restructuring. The nine-person board now consists of seven corporate...