Delta Community Credit Union is marking its 75th anniversary on March 8, with employees and members supporting four of its non-profit partners who are also celebrating anniversaries this year.
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WACO, Texas—A serial bank robber who had once been dubbed by the FBI as the “Lone Ranger Bandit” and whose targets included credit unions, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Richard Swicegood, 38, was sentenced to the term after pleading guilty to 13 bank robberies in Texas and Arkansas. Authorities reported that overall Swicegood stole more than $133,000.
TRENTON, N.J.–Legislation that would allow New Jersey-based, state-chartered financial institutions to offer prize-linked savings accounts has been unanimously approved by the state Senate’s Commerce Committee.
MUNCIE, Ind.—Employees of Ball State FCU reported that their hands became irritated after handling potentially contaminated cash. The staff work at the branch located inside the University’s student center.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Alaska was No. 1 in growth in members, assets, and shares and deposits last year, according to Q4 NCUA state-level data.
BRISTOL, Conn. — Matthew Yussman, the credit union CFO allegedly abducted by robbers and ordered to drive to his CU to get cash with a bomb around his neck, has failed a portion of a police lie detector test that focused on his involvement in the incidents, according to a just-released search warrant.
LAKE FOREST, Ill—Credit union overdraft income fell—for the first time—in 2014, while it rose for banks. And free checking may be at the heart of that trend, according to one economist.
WASHINGTON—A new study reveals that consumers ended the year with a record $57.1 billion net increase in credit card debt – 47% more than 2013 and 55% more than 2012.
WASHINGTON—A credit union representative will be testifying on Capitol Hill today before the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging.
BRISTOL, Conn.—The mother of the Achieve Financial CU CFO who police say was ordered to withdraw money while what appeared to be a bomb was attached to him, is reporting that she found her son lying face down in the garage in their Bristol, Conn. home with his hands tied behind his back.