DUBUQUE, Iowa—Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA) spent a day working at Dupaco Community Credit Union’s Sycamore branch here to learn first-hand how credit unions operate.
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MADISON, Wis.–To help kick-off National Financial Literacy Month, the National Credit Union Foundation will host a Twitter chats for credit unions today at 4 p.m. (ET). The Foundation is inviting credit unions to discuss their financial education activities during the chat.
CHICAGO–CUToday.info has partnered with LendKey on a webinar titled “Yield Opportunities with Home Improvement Loan Participations,” and will include information on how to generate net yields near 6.0%. The free webinar is scheduled for April 13 at 2 p.m. ET.
HAPPAUGUE, N.Y.–Ocean Financial FCU has unveiled a series of video ads titled “Silent Heroes” as part of an extended rebranding campaign it launched one year ago.
REGINA, Saskatchewan–While credit unions in the U.S. continue to operate under a federal tax exemption, that isn’t the case in other countries, where CUs are in a constant give-and-take over the taxes they pay.
WASHINGTON–Once again, consumers complained more about debt collection practices than any other issue during February, according to the CFPB’s most recent Compliant Snapshot.
BISMARCK, N.D.–The Credit Union Association of the Dakotas (CUAD) has created a video related to its completely updated and re-vamped CU Social Good.
WASHINGTON–The House and Senate are in session this week as they prepare to head home for Spring break at week’s end. There are no hearings scheduled that are of direct interest to credit unions, but several in which CUs do have an indirect stake.
MADISON, Wis. – Nearly 25% of people who have credit union products do not identify themselves as credit union members, and more than half of non-members believe credit unions have limited locations, services and products, according to findings in CUNA Mutual Group's annual TruStage What Matters Now consumer research report.
CHUBBUCK, Idaho—Idaho Central Credit Union has been named the top performing credit union in 2016 in the S&P Global Market Intelligence report.