Five-Alarm Win: A Firefighters’ CU Wins—Fittingly—A Chili Cook-Off 08/08/2017 07:51 pm SAN DIEGO—Firefighters First Credit Union in Los Angeles dominated the fifth annual Xpress Data, Inc. 2017 Credit Union Chili Challenge here, winning First Place and the People’s Choice award.
Consumer Sentiment Toward Buying, Selling A House Slips A Bit 08/08/2017 07:52 pm WASHINGTON—Consumer sentiment regarding both buying and selling a home decreased 1.5 percentage points in July to 86.8, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index.
Analysis Offers Projected Cost of Bailout For Fannie, Freddie Under Worst-Case Scenario 08/08/2017 07:53 pm WASHINGTON—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would need a bailout of up to $99.6 billion under the worst-case economic scenario, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s annual stress tests of government-sponsored enterprises.
MoneyPass, FCTI In Agreement To Provide Surcharge-Free ATM Access at 7-Eleven 08/01/2017 07:52 pm MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–MoneyPass and FCTI Inc. reported they have reached a multi-year agreement for the MoneyPass Network to provide surcharge-free access at more than 8,000 7-Eleven locations in the United States.
BizKid$ is Coming Back For Sixth Season 08/01/2017 08:01 pm MADISON, Wis.—The award-winning financial education program Biz Kid$ is coming back for a sixth season.
CO-OP Making Available Free Downloads Of Its Digital Transformation Research Study 08/08/2017 07:54 pm RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CO-OP Financial Services is making available a free download of its new proprietary research study, Digital Transformation, designed to help credit union leaders understand current industry perceptions, challenges and plans for the digital age.
Two Of Seven Amendments to Texas State Constitution Related To Credit Unions 08/08/2017 07:55 pm AUSTIN, Texas–Two of seven proposed amendments to the Texas State Constitution will be specific to credit unions and will be on the Nov. 7 ballot in the state.
Treasury To Kill Retirement Savings Program 08/01/2017 07:53 pm WASHINGTON–A program created by the Obama Administration to help create retirement savings accounts is being shuttered by the Treasury Department, which said the program is too expensive.
Judge Rejects Navient’s Bid To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Student Loans 08/08/2017 07:55 pm SCRANTON, Penn.—A federal judge has rejected student loan servicer Navient Corp's bid to dismiss a U.S. regulator's lawsuit accusing the nation's largest student loan servicer of systematically misleading millions of borrowers and driving up their loan repayment costs.
One Category Of Cars Remains In Fifth Gear 08/08/2017 07:56 pm SAN FRANCISCO—While vehicle sales overall are down this year over 2016, sales of one category of cars—subcompact SUVs and CUVs—are on their way up.
