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  • Chicago's Alliant CU announces that it will merge w/ Tempe, Az.'s Continental FCU. Merger may be complete in Jan. 2011... - 4 days ago
  • Last of series: Entire CU movement rallied behind CUs after Katrina, which changed how CUs approach disaster relief. See today's News Now. - 4 days ago
  • FFIEC--of which NCUA is a component part--is planning to revise its FOIA rules. News Now takes a look in next issue, Sept. 7. - 4 days ago
  • Heartland Payment Systems yesterday announced a $5M data breach settlement with Discover Financial Services. - 4 days ago
  • Private employers add 67,000 jobs in Aug. CUNA's Bill Hampel to Associated Press: number must be 100,000+ to avoid slipping into recession. - 4 days ago
  • Recent record-low mortgage interest rates have caused a mortgage refinance and purchase boom at CUs, said a CUNA economist. See 9/3 NN. - 5 days ago
  • As Hurricane Earl churns, Gulf Coast leagues say shared branches, cooperation helped CUs thru Katrina 5 yrs ago. http://tinyurl.com/24xwp5z - 5 days ago
  • NY Gov. David Paterson signs law to enable insurance cos. to deposit funds in CUs. They can invest up to $250K in share certifificates. - 5 days ago
  • First American CU, Beloit, Wisc. closes. First Americans 17,000-plus members now served by First Community FCU of Parchment, Mich. - 6 days ago
  • Southeast Corporate unveils fraud resource area with role-plays to help CUs avoid fraudulent activity. - 6 days ago
  • Wis. bankers mischaracterize independent panel's report w/ tax-CU option, says Wis. CU League. - 6 days ago
  • Policyholders sue Ambac Financial Grp. to stop transfers from bond insurance unit to holding co. Ambac clients include some corporate CUs. - 6 days ago
  • CUs slammed by Katrina in '05 have seen unprecedented challenges in past five years.How well did they recover?Read third in NN series today. - 6 days ago
  • CUs help with back-to-school transition. Read more in Wed's NN - 1 week ago
  • U.S. lenders posted their largest quarterly profit in nearly 3 years, but the list of problem banks rose 11% to 829, the FDIC said today. - 1 week ago
  • For people who lost homes,jobs in Katrina, there are still moments--5 yrs later--when the loss threatens to overwhelm. See today's NN story - 1 week ago
  • Invstmnts w/maturities of 2 years/less in participating corp CUs made before Dec 31 fully covered by NCUA's TCCUSGP, extended to Dec.31,2012 - 1 week ago
  • CUNA Mutual Group hosted managers/directors at a conference to help Irish CUs endure a faltering economy and capitalize on opportunities. - 1 week ago
  • G-20 financial initiatives would benefit from CUs' involvement, WOCCU says. Tues NN - 1 week ago
  • Coporate Central CU vs. US Central FCU is dismissed by U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Wisc. See NN 8/29 for details. - 1 week ago