ATLANTA – The Georgia Credit Union Association has released its 2020 Helping People Afford Life (PAL) stories book, highlighting some of the notable ways Georgia credit unions helped their members afford life over the past year.
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HERMANTOWN, Minn.–Centricity Credit Union has obtained naming rights to a local athletic facility after donating $1 million to Hermantown Community Schools so they can convert the school's football field to artificial turf.
HOUSTON—Fifty-three percent of Americans have been denied approval for a new credit card, loan, or even a new car because of poor credit, according to a new survey.
NEW YORK—Which generation is most guilty of maxing out their credit cards?
NEW YORK—A six-figure net worth may come with some strings attached, a new report reveals.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Consumers started shopping earlier and spending more this holiday shopping season, according to preliminary data from PSCU.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in the third quarter, remaining unchanged from the second estimate, according to the Commerce Department's final estimate.
WASHINGTON—The growth of payments using debit and credit cards and the automated clearinghouse (ACH) system continued to accelerate from 2015 to 2018, while check payments continued their long-run decline, according to U.S. noncash payments data collected by the Federal Reserve.
WASHINGTON—The new year marks not just the beginning of the 2020s, but the effective date of several important rules for credit unions, CUNA is reminding.
DULUTH, Ga.–Mike Mercer, who served as president/CEO of Georgia Credit Union Affiliates for more than 30 years and who earned numerous recognitions during his career, including the highest honor one country presents, will retire as of Dec. 31. Mercer currently leads the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, into which the GCUA merged in September 2019.