ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Lawyers’ Trust accounts at federally insured credit unions are now insured to the limit allowed by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, according to NCUA.
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CHICAGO—A new forecast calls for auto loan debt among U.S. consumers to continue to rise next year, closing out 2015 at $18,244—and delinquencies to increase, as well.
CINCINNATI—It’s not just lower monthly payments driving leasing’s growing popularity, it’s the holiday season, according to one company that also expects lease penetration next year to reach 30% of all car sales.
GRAND RAPIDS – Six people have been charged in connection with a credit union robbery ring that targeted several credit unions in the state.
PAHOA, Hawaii—CU Hawaii FCU has closed a branch here as an ongoing lava flow now threatens the Pahoa Marketplace in which it is located.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. –NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz asked the Defense Department to preserve the ability of federal credit unions to provide affordable credit alternatives to military members and their families.
WASHINGTON – President Obama has signed H.R.3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (IOLTA), into law. H.R. 3468 directs NCUA to issue a regulation extending share insurance to owners of the funds held in trust accounts opened and managed by credit union members.
COSTA MESA, Calif.—A new survey indicates that 60% of marketers are unsure of the cost of fraud to their organization.
BANGOR, Maine—Two people here are seeking to obtain a charter to launch Maine Harvest Credit Union, the primary mission of which would be to help small farms to buy land and equipment.
TORONTO—Desjardins Group and Vancouver City Savings Credit Union are among 20 companies named as “Canada's Top Family Friendly Employers for 2015.”