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PORTLAND, Ore. - With U.S. Indian tribes expressing new interest in chartering credit unions, a Washington-based Indian housing group is holding a first-of-its-kind "Native American Credit Union Conference" in a Portland suburb Oct. 1 to "promote the benefits of credit unions" with CU formation a key topic. The half-day conference...

Swingers are savvy, according to the study. They play both sides - points and miles - to the best advantage. Cardholders in this category should consider joining programs offering everything from air to merchandise - and features like points transfer and instant redemption. Shepherds are manic about miles, the firm...

I enjoyed Mike Welch's Aug. 7 column about chief executives of credit unions who don't embrace change ("Credit unions do good but could do better.") My firm provides executive talent to community credit unions and in the Pacific Northwest I hear too many say nothing is going to change. I...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - If as Mark Twain says, "doing what you love means you'll never work another day in your life" then there are a lot of people just "working" across the United States today. A recent Conference Board study finds that overall job satisfaction is on the...

Steel Works Community Federal Credit Union, Weirton, W. Va., Chester Branch Manager Jolene Hines has been presented the Very Interested Person Achievement Award by the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center. The award recognizes those who participate in the telethon for several years and who help raise a significant amount of funds.

New York - NCUA Board Chairman Dennis Dollar toured two New York low income credit unions to help highlight the agency's Access Across America initiative and to publicize credit unions' work in primarily Hispanic areas. Both $10 million credit unions, Bethex Federal Credit Union and Lower East Side People's Federal...

WASHINGTON-No more teachers, no more books.or so credit union officials thought. Now many are opting to return for the NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer (NCCO) program. In offering the program, NAFCU attorneys are making even more work for themselves. Aside from teaching at the week-long Compliance School, NAFCU's compliance experts are...

An informed reader of the Credit Union Times recently brought something to our attention that we're sure you want to know about. In one of Mike Welch's recent columns, Charles F. Eikel, Jr. was identified as a "founder" of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. While "Charley" - as he was usually...