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BARTLETT, Tenn. - Don't tell First South Credit Union Director of Marketing Anne Mathis that marketing is just fluff. "To me marketing encompasses so many things to reach into many areas and support the organization and goals of the organization beyond what many think - it is not just advertising,"...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Credit unions can forget the stereotype of Generation Xers as undisciplined slackers who are too busy having fun today to worry about saving for tomorrow. According to Allstate's third annual Retirement Reality Check survey, it turns out that Gen-Xers are almost on par with Baby Boomers when...

HAMPTON, Va. - Jean Yokum, who started as a teller with Langley FCU and rose through the ranks to become the credit union's president/CEO, recently celebrated her golden anniversary with Langley FCU. Yokum began her career with Langley in 1953. She was named to her current position in 1979. When...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - When the $55 million Santa Cruz Federal Credit Union decided it would have to expand its facilities to meet its growth, the credit union resolved that it would not simply build new space and add to the potential sprawl of its Southern California community but instead...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Think the recent uptick in the number of state-chartered credit unions in Utah that have recently converted or applied for a federal charter points to a `flight' from the state-chartered credit union system, better think again, say NASCUS officials. It's just the natural ebb and flow of...

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Individual development accounts by definition appear to be a product well suited for credit unions, but no "plug-and-play" package exists for credit unions interested in pursuing IDAs, and what works for one financial institution may spell failure for another. To educate credit unions on the benefits,...

NEW YORK - Credit unions in New York looking to promote their services now have a new venue. In an effort to advocate financial literacy and to encourage consumers to use reputable lending organizations, the New York State Banking Department has created the Financial Empowerment Clearinghouse - an online directory...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Credit card fraudsters have begun to pass themselves off as cardholders with good credit ratings while perpetrating the latest type of credit card fraud, fraud experts have said. In so-called "bust out" frauds, perpetrators inflate established credit card balances with bogus payments, and then either use or...