ARLINGTON, Va.—Total vehicle sales decreased in July to a seasonally adjusted rate of 16.8 million annualized units. NAFCU Research Assistant Yun Cohen attributed part of the slowdown to higher interest rates and reduced incentives.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.—A new analysis suggests that lenders should look favorably on borrowers seeking a used car loan on some discontinued models.
WASHINGTON—Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae reported net incomes of $2.4 billion and $4.4 billion, respectively, in the second quarter of 2018. Each entity saw slight increases from their first-quarter gains.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. remains critically vulnerable to cyber attack, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which has identified 10 crucial steps it says agencies need to take as well as four major cybersecurity challenges circling the nation’s information security.
MEDFORD, N.Y.–Two credit unions on Long Island have announced a merger. The $1-billion Suffolk Federal Credit Union said it is absorbing the $19.5-million Long Island Community FCU.
PLANO, Texas–The U.S. economy is in the midst of a “sugar rush” right now, but that feel-good state of affairs could change 18 months from now, one economist will be telling credit unions who are set to meet here.
TUCSON, Ariz.– Hughes Federal Credit Union has introduced a new checking program that offers revenue opportunities for local small business.
NEW LONDON–Ten years after the shuttering of a credit union here and the suicide of a long-time investment broker who had committed embezzlement, people in this community continue to have questions about just what took place.
LONDON—Remittance company TransferGo has made a pioneering step in the crypto sector, rolling out a virtual currency trading service.
MIDDLETOWN, Penn.–A man has been arrested here and charged with making threats against employees of Members 1st Credit Union on three occasions.