PURCHASE, N.Y.—According to MasterCard SpendingPulse, the grocery sector drives more than $600 billion in sales annually, and each weekend shoppers lose valuable time visiting an average of four stores to find all the items and ingredients they seek.
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NEW YORK—Problems for credit unions that make taxi medallion loans in the Big Apple did not abate in the first part of the year, according Q1 Call Report data.
MADISON, Wis.—The search is now on for the 2016 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec.
BROOKFIELD, Wis.– A new survey has found that while the majority of U.S. adults is satisfied with their primary financial provider, they give their own financial management skills mixed marks.
MADISON, Wis.–For a credit union to remain sustainable, it must grow at just the right “speed.”
WASHINGTON–After much debate, Alexander Hamilton is back in on U.S. currency, while Andrew Jackson is getting moved out in favor of the first woman in a century to appear on a U.S. bill: abolitionist Harriett Tubman.
SALFORD, U.K.–Salford Credit Union has become among the first in the U.K. to provide the Smartcash Visa debit card and account to its junior members.
SAN FRANCISCO–Max Levchin, a co-founder of PayPal, announced he has raised $100 million in new funding for a new start-up, Affirm, which is “on a mission to reinvent the way people get loans.”
WASHINGTON–The home market is booming for nearly everyone, except first-time homebuyers, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors that has identified the top five and worst five markets for real estate “newbies.”
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.–During the Cornerstone CU League’s annual meeting here, CEO Dick Ensweiler called for the implementation of a credit union “wellness checkup program.”
