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AUSTIN, Texas–FirstClose, a provider of technology solutions for mortgage lenders nationwide, has announced an enhanced integration to deliver services through Ellie Mae’s Encompass digital mortgage solution.

MADISON, Wis.–Biz Kid$, the credit union-backed TV program for kids that focuses on financial literacy, has been nominated for a National Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Program for Season 6.

NEW YORK–While credit unions are not significant lenders in the mobile home space, newly released data will still be worth paying attention to, with at least one analyst calling the numbers a potential “canary in a coal mine.”

ATLANTA–Leadership development is a frequent, albeit new, topic of discussion within credit unions, so other companies that have been at the process for a while can offer some invaluable lessons

BOISE, Idaho—The Northwest Credit Union Association has joined with leaders of state banking associations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington to push members of Congress from those states to support the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Credit unions with questions about complying with customer due diligence requirements in the Bank Secrecy Act can get valuable information during a webinar hosted by NCUA’s Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion (CURE) on April 25.

DENVER–A new book titled “The Soulful Experience: Take Your Company from So-So to Soulful and Exceed the Expectations of Your Customers – and Employees” written by marketing executive Diane P. Ferraro, provides practical marketing, leadership, company culture and general business advice.

WASHINGTON–The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, of which NCUA is a member, has issued a joint statement to describe matters it said financial institutions should consider if they are determining whether to use cyber insurance as a component of their risk management programs.

TRENTON, N.J.—New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said that he and Governor Phil Murphy will “fill the void left by the Trump Administration’s pullback of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” by creating what he termed a “state-level CFPB.”

ONTARIO, Calif.—April is Financial Literacy For Youth Month, when credit unions step up efforts to educate young people about the value of managing their finances. But in the longer term, as those kids grow into adults, is there any way to measure what credit unions might be getting out of their work this month and all year long?