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WOBURN, Mass. - The $1.2 billion EasCorp and its CUSO, ALM First Financial Advisors, LLC, held their First Annual Partnership Conference recently in Burlington, Mass. At the Partnership Conference, EasCorp announced that ALM First is the nation's largest investment advisory firm exclusively serving credit unions. ALM First provides services to...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The NCUA Board has released the agency's Strategic Plan 2003-2008 Initial Draft for public comment. The plan aims at making NCUA a more forward-looking and responsive regulator, said NCUA. According to the plan, NCUA's mission "is to foster the safety and soundness of federally-insured credit unions and to better...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Uncertain how to navigate through current economic times, members are turning to credit unions for guidance and have sparked a renewed credit union dedication to consumer education. With an emphasis on being the "one stop" resource for members, credit unions are hosting seminars that cover...

TACOMA, Wash. - "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That may be the motto of Harborstone Credit Union when it comes to dealing with the proliferation of payday lending and check cashing outlets. Rather than watching their members use the services of those businesses when they needed a small...

WARREN, Mich. - Cutting the monthly repayment rate on home equity loans by half a point from 1.5% to 1% may not sound like a big deal, but when the rate reduction can cut members' payments by a third and the home equity loan product is combined with a Visa...

WASHINGTON - The SEC has proposed rule amendments intended to encourage mutual fund advertisements to convey more balanced information to prospective investors, particularly with respect to past performance. The Commission's concerns that mutual fund advertising could mislead investors or create unrealistic expectations were heightened when many funds engaged in advertising...

ST. LOUIS - Credit unions in both St. Louis and selected Virginia markets are taking advantage of large television audiences during sweeps month to spread the credit union message. In the past few years, St. Louis-area credit unions have tended to run television spots in both the spring and fall...

HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, Hawaii - Ken Otsuka's message to Hawaii Credit Union League (HCUL) conventioneers resonated throughout the ballroom May 3: It is imperative that credit union personnel keep abreast of new account fraud, identity theft, kiting, and split deposits that constantly threaten to increase check fraud exposure. Otsuka, senior...